Sandstorm

Sandstorm

A Poem by Carlos Lorenzo Estrada
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There are no words of condolences that will ever save us from ourselves. A message of self reflection on another dark day of our history.

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Sandstorm

By

Carlos Lorenzo Estrada 


We have failed our children 
Revealed ourselves to be indifferent to their lives

In the sandstorm of emotions and social ills
The right to bear arms is greater than the right to live

I have no prayers of hope to offer us as a society 
But what I would give is my own life

 In offer for those children who died by a bullet
So that they may breathe again 

© 2022 Carlos Lorenzo Estrada


Author's Note

Carlos Lorenzo Estrada
I understand the concept of the second amendment, but we live in a different century. There is no way an AR-15 could ever stop a tank or armor our modern army has access and availability to. We need regulations to gun ownership. As a pragmatic and empathetic society we claim to be it is up to us as individuals to prove that finally life is more valuable to us than a gun.

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we need gun laws that work...this will keep happening...
and these are just innocent children...
It is horrific that we are having shootings almost every week.
This poem has to make us stop and think....
j.

Posted 2 Years Ago


Carlos Lorenzo Estrada

2 Years Ago

Thank you J for your most empathetic and humanist response to this poem. Last week I was upset yet .. read more
keith

2 Years Ago

thinking is what has been done since forever
and where has it gotten us jacob?
laying .. read more
Wow
I love this write
I could go the pros and cons
But I'll leave it at that
Because it is what it is
Bit you've lay thought
Where I need to read again.
Thank you for sharing.

Posted 2 Years Ago


Carlos Lorenzo Estrada

2 Years Ago

Thank you Mauricio, I simply wish to pose the questions we refuse to answer as a civilized society. .. read more
I understand your frustration, Carlos. Things have gotten so out of hand at this point that I am open to almost any solution. I am on board with things like universal background checks, red flag laws, etc., but I have some wariness about prohibitions. They might work, but they also might create an underground market, which might result in more AR-15's getting into the wrong hands.

Posted 2 Years Ago


Carlos Lorenzo Estrada

2 Years Ago

I understand believe me I do. I own a gun. But above all else I'm a humanist. I would never use tha.. read more
keith

2 Years Ago

there already is a market forguns in this country
it's called the streets
it's called .. read more

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Added on May 25, 2022
Last Updated on May 25, 2022
Tags: Sadness

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Carlos Lorenzo Estrada
Carlos Lorenzo Estrada

salinas , CA



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If I can say something worth saying that makes just one person think about others...I'll try. The greatest storyteller was my grandmother. I miss her stories. Also, I would like to add to please pay.. more..

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