suzie gave her teacher apples and billy gave her gum and jason, leigh, and rachel painted flowers with their thumbs penny wore a red bow michael drew a cat and luke chased crickets by the stream while making paper hats a b c d listen for the bell e f then g it’s time to go to hell miss mary mack mack mack all dressed in black black black with silver bullets bullets bullets all down her back back back my momma told me to pick the very best gun and you are it tag another child dig another grave bow your head and tremble for prayers that never save send your kids to school send your kids to heaven turn your eyes away from shooting ninety-seven bury outrage buy more votes mock their parents cut their throats control your women not your guns kill your first graders indulge your sons buy them rifles buy them bombs cry fake tears for grieving moms suzie’s red like apples penny’s red like bows freedom comes at such a cost small coffins laid in rows
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Really great writing it’s just so gut wrenching
I haven’t stopped crying for hours.