THE KISS OF DEATH...

Teddy bears, candles and flowers 

have no power to heal the loss

the evil, the murder and the mayhem

we have witnessed and felt of late

People milling, quietly and tearfully

seeking answers but what answers?

They don’t even know the questions

because, why? Why does not suffice

but why is all they have on lips that quiver

in the mind that refuses to focus 

when emotions run riot and grief blinds

give us comfort let us find peace

should be the request but let us have fun

is the result, let us enjoy is the only

request the people have and let not terror

spoil our fun and games let us play harder

let us play together and pretend it won’t

happen again but the fear and trembling

continue unabated as heavily armed men

patrol our streets to protect us from 

the enemy we allowed in that we welcomed

with open arms into the bosom of society

only to receive the kiss of death…