Restless Gun

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto

Restless Gun

Awaken to the sound of fire

mass murderers light the trigger

5 dead, 20 wounded

minds burned up in flight

scared to tread into tomorrow

we fear today with bullet proof thoughts

but the projectiles penetrate

further than a vest

Walking down the street,

sitting in church,

viewing a film in a theater

shots ring out

real?

Part of the film?

sermon claps?

cars backfiring?

the fire scorches the brow

of eternity

and we wink at God

just before our eyes close

for the last time.

erin-cilberto

12/12/23

© 2023 jacob erin-cilberto

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Marvin Thomas Cox-Flynn..

Jacob,

I am a Second Amendment Rights Advocate. And yet, I do not own a gun. I choose to not own a gun in a world fill with far too many people who do own, AND MISUSE, guns. There are too many damn fools who seek to make an infamous name for themselves that the cost and expense of innocent human lives. The right to defend one's home, family, and property, I do defend. But, the open avenue to maim, butcher, and murder innocent human beings, just for the sport of killing without rhyme or f*****g reason? That, I do not support. And, I do hope that you can understand why I choose to walk that difficult middle ground of striving to be a Moderate in an EXTREMIST far Right and far Left world of what I term as Intelligently-Stupid people, where rule, power, and control is more to be desired and attained than is the preservation of Human Life, Human Rights, and Human Dignity. If I owned a shotgun or a pistol, I would endeavor to keep as such as means to defend myself, family, and home, if the law of the land allowed me to do so. On the other hand, if I did own an assault rifle, I would be willing to surrender my weapon in hope of saving human lives, simply via my gesture of stepping out of the realm of "Rights!," extremes, and into that real world of those who are being gunned down as heinous examples of EXTREMISM that is exhibited by both sides of this issue, far Left and far Right, and do not be fooled by their claims to the contrary, because their words and actions are a facade and feigned as faked trickery that seeks Party and Rule over our common, living and dying, Humanity in a world where America thinks to lead the world. But where the hell are we leading the world, but to bloodshed, war, violence, death, the grave, and Man's ultimate extinction, exampled by one mass murder at a time? For when a nation permits the slaughter of innocents, as such make handy kindling for butchering that next enemy upon tomorrow's battlefield of yet one more war to end all wars in the name and claim of achieving peace.

Marve

Posted 1 Year Ago

Jacob,

I am a Second Amendment Rights Advocate.  And yet, I do not own a gun.  I choose to not own a gun in a world fill with far too many people who do own, AND MISUSE, guns.  There are too many damn fools who seek to make an infamous name for themselves that the cost and expense of innocent human lives.  The right to defend one's home, family, and property, I do defend.  But, the open avenue to maim, butcher, and murder innocent human beings, just for the sport of killing without rhyme or fucking reason?  That, I do not support.  And, I do hope that you can understand why I choose to walk that difficult middle ground of striving to be a Moderate in an EXTREMIST far Right and far Left world of what I term as Intelligently-Stupid people, where rule, power, and control is more to be desired and attained than is the preservation of Human Life, Human Rights, and Human Dignity.  If I owned a shotgun or a pistol, I would endeavor to keep as such as means to defend myself, family, and home, if the law of the land allowed me to do so.  On the other hand, if I did own an assault rifle, I would be willing to surrender my weapon in hope of saving human lives, simply via my gesture of stepping out of the realm of "Rights!," extremes, and into that real world of those who are being gunned down as heinous examples of EXTREMISM that is exhibited by both sides of this issue, far Left and far Right, and do not be fooled by their claims to the contrary, because their words and actions are a facade and feigned as faked trickery that seeks Party and Rule over our common, living and dying, Humanity in a world where America thinks to lead the world.  But where the hell are we leading the world, but to bloodshed, war, violence, death, the grave, and Man's ultimate extinction, exampled by one mass murder at a time?  For when a nation permits the slaughter of innocents, as such make handy kindling for butchering that next enemy upon tomorrow's battlefield of yet one more war to end all wars in the name and claim of achieving peace.

Marve

Rating /100