Three shots of whiskey..

I am too sad. Someone killed three college kids at Michigan State. Someone killed four college students in Idaho and someone killed three college students at University of Virginia.

Three shots of whiskey.

1- I did cry for strangers. Someone killed beautiful faces.

Someone killed our children.

Just babies in life.

I can't think, I can't write.

I can just pray for the families.

They won't see the beautiful faces of their children, no-more.

2- Tonight I am drinking the whiskey alone.

I pour three fingers of the Irish whiskey.

I tell the night.

I hope the people murdered,

I pray they found a better place.

I drink a finger of the whiskey.

And I tell the night.

I don't understand.

3- I look at the photos of children who were murdered by the gun.

I raised the second finger of the whiskey to the sky.

I asked God. Why?

They killed babies, just beginning their lives.

I drink the second finger of the whiskey.

4- I can't write, I can't think.

I feel helpless.

I raised the third finger of the whiskey.

I drink the whiskey and I tell the quiet night.

When will we learn?

Every life is so important.

Please spirit of life and death.

Tell the beautiful children.

We remember them.

Coyote

Author's Note

Thank you for reading.

Reviews

[DIVYA]

Dear Coyote,

I feel every word, every letter of your grief. I am here, weeping with you. I hope God sees us crying and helps bring about the much needed changes in things that enabled these needless tragedies. Let's keep all the lost children in our prayers. ❤

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you dear divya for reading and the comment. USA need to protect the people. Like most places in our world. The rich people make the rules. Poor kids and the poor people. The rich folks don't see.

[DIVYA]

I hope we have some intervention soon. Take care, dear Coyote. ❤

[~Sarah~ Idríel T..]

We think about them, we pray for them. We do not forget.

Sad, sad things.

[Coyote Poetry]

Yes its is dear Sarah. 40,000 plus killed by the gun in the gun in the USA and USA needs more guns. So hard to understand. I went to my oldest grandson music activity yesterday. There was two police cars. What can a world is the USA. Need police men to guard our schools. Thank you dear friend for reading and the comment.

[Light and ashes]

Beautiful and heartfelt. I can feel the weight of these tragedies through your telling of them, great work.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you my friend. And its keeps happening. The madness must stop my dear friend.

[Light and ashes]

I wish it would, but in order for it to end...
people would have to get better.

[Betty Hermelee]

A sad situation in this world today.... children dying by gunfire, children dying in war, separated form their parents... I too would drink whiskey, just thinking of these tragedies... you really used great words to portray your own misery for all who died unnecessarily.....Why?
Nice John!
Best, B

[Coyote Poetry]

Dear Betty. I have children and I have grandchildren. It make me so sad to see the faces of the people killed. They were part of life, they were part of a family once. Thank you for reading and the comment.

[Betty Hermelee]

You're very welcome John
Best, B

[Soren]

Coyote such sad ruminations, they would lead me to three fingers as well. Sad questions without answers that are comprehensible to the average person. Such neglect of mental health and early signs of such a tragedy developing.

[Coyote Poetry]

USA need to create jobs, more education and places for the children to play safely. USA is sick with anger. I hope our leaders learn. A working USA is a happy USA. Thank you Soren for reading and the comment,.

[W. Barrett Munn]

Classic Coyote. I really enjoyed how you used the whiskey sips to propel the narrative. Brilliantly done, Johnnie.

Winston

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Winston. With my old age. I started drinking whiskey like my grandfather. He lived 96 years and at 8 pm nightly. A shot of good whiskey.

[John the Baptist]

I think the poem addresses well what many of us are feeling, especially the helplessness. I can recall a time when mass murder, especially that of children, was inconceivable. However, when something enters the general consciousness, it beckons to copycats, who somehow believe such heinous acts empower them. It doesn't take long for it to become an epidemic. That's where we are now.

[Coyote Poetry]

You are right my friend. The man in Idaho getting rich off the killing of four college students. Something must change my friend. Thank you for reading and the comment.

[Chris Shaw]

Your words dear Coyote so painful for me to read. I feel all your distress. Why oh why is this happening. Gun laws they need reform. Until that happens there will be more and more beautiful children murdered. Prayers for the family and friends. That is all I can offer.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you dear Chris. The children must change the laws. The silent USA should be a shame.

[Chris Shaw]

We had Dunblane. A school massacre in Scotland many years ago. The laws were changed. Tighter control of guns. Still gun crime, but no more massacres in schools. I hope there is change my friend. I feel your despair.

[Coyote Poetry]

Me too dear Chris.

[AJNJ]

This is the distorted face of man. We are becoming useless. When the basic safety guards of a society begin to fail us then the human civilization deserves to be destroyed.

[Coyote Poetry]

Hard to understand my friend. Even killing babies now. Thank you for reading and the comment.