Each time that we see it
wake up to crushing news
another mass shooting
we all lose
the death of more children
husbands and wives
effects the very essence
of all our lives
Each time that we cry
for all the deceased
it slowly chips away
at any inner peace
analyzing the statistics
renaming the dead
when what we really need
is a call to action instead
Each time that we wait
more people die
our moral obligation
just one big lie
expressing condolences
sending thoughts and prayers
means little to its victims
their grieving heirs
Each time that we choose
to look the other way
turn off the news
and go about our day
we demean the lost souls
that watch from afar
create unmet goals
move further from who we are
Each time we decide
to make more excuses
sit back and do nothing
...humanity loses.
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