The Gun Control Debate
Another day, another mass shooting in America.
From a quiet, shy man with
Several gun-related arrests.
A pattern of misconduct.
There’s no one size fits all conversation
To blame for this merry-go-round.
People continue to die in the streets
From gunshot wounds.
Assumptions are made.
Well intentioned stances.
The argument is compromised.
Is it poverty,
Mental health
And failing schools?
Or guns.
Public debates,
Or attacks,
On the NRA.
Meanwhile,
There are thousands of other victims.
The sentiment should be made clear.
The United States has slipped its moorings.
To some that may seem eminently reasonable.
There is no one enemy.
Thus there is no one solution.
Focus on something that could work.
This is a “Found” Poem created solely from the words in an Anti Gun Control article called “Gun Control is Not the Answer,” by CNN Contributor LZ Granderson and Pro Gun Control article “Making Gun Control Happen” by Patrick Radden Keefe for The New Yorker. The answer to gun violence comes in weaving ideas they way I harvested these words from opposing articles, not by taking stances. When will we listen to understand and make decisions for the greater good, instead of holding fast to our own platforms with no room for compromise? Even Kindergartners know the benefits of compromise. Let's grow up, America.
This is wonderful. I love how it is found from words within opposing viewpoints. Beautiful, Carol.
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful, Carol..... this is an issue near and dear to me.... and as each new shooting occurs, I wonder how we can slip so silently back into our complacency. Thank you for this poem.
ReplyDelete@Robin RC, enough is enough. It's gotten us no where. Compromise is the only answer.
ReplyDelete@Nicole, thank you for your kind words. I think you hit the nail on the head..."complacency."
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