Ashley Ogando | On 14, Jan 2020

The echoes of the bullets firing shake a nation

As innocent and fulfilling lives are taken 

Bodies, prayers, and shouts all seem to pile up

For some people, this riles them up 

The cries of a mother holding her lifeless child is ignored

The news repeat over and over again, letting their viewers know 

That one day, it could be them too, dead on the floor

Some people need a gun

Some people say it’s for fun

While others scream and choose to run

They say it’s for hunting and luck 

But a person shouldn’t be anyone’s buck

One victim is brutally shot and killed but innocent 

Just for the color of his skin 

Another one is bruised and pummeled

Her husband aims for the gun to show her

The last one is at school and waiting for the bell to ring

But the last thing that rings is the sound of the clip in him

If a gun is so in need 

Why do others have to pay the price and bleed?