Poetry

Ban the Gun

Another shooting takes innocent lives
Yet nothing is done every time
Children now taken away
When will the people and politicians awake?

Bullets and blood litter everywhere
By a killer who doesn’t care
Who obviously needed help
Now he resides in hell

It’s not the gun but the killer they say
Yet without the gun, no killer can slay
It needs to be banned and with immediate effect
Before another comes along when you least expect

This the fault of you and I
As this bloodbath increases and time passes by
More will come, mark my words
As the innocents cries go unheard

Ban the gun, prevent the problem
Ban it now, then it’s gone
Ban the gun before it’s too late
Don’t other innocents be betrayed
*For all those affected by gun crime in the world and especially those in the news of late in Connecticut, my heart goes out to you all.

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Darren Greenidge

I'm a thinker, listener, a "question's pretty much everything" type of person. A seeker of knowledge, always restless, yet seeks the calm in life. I love writing in all forms and am in the process of completing a number of ongoing projects. I love the craft of writing and the possibilities it holds. A magic carpet through the mind. I love pretty much all creative arts, music, film and theatre the leading ones. Born in Hertfordshire in England, my family Irish, Welsh and English, I currently reside in Edinburgh, in Scotland. I'm drawn to coastal and mountain regions where I like to go to think and draw inspiration from. Ireland is a place that's dear to me, and I try to get back to see family and friends as much as possible. My interests are wide and broad, too many to mention here, but history, archaeology, criminology, music and film are just some of those things I love. I hope you enjoy my ramblings on here as that's what they are really. I'll let my fingers do the ''talking...''

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