Little
Their little hearts were beating
just now,
ticking as
little fingers drew smiles
on Crayola faces
at latticed windows
in wonky houses,
lining families in height
on scribbled lawns,
safe in numbers,
surrounded by flowers.
Their little hearts were racing
just now,
falling into adventures,
teacher lit bright and familiar
above an open book.
Their little hearts were pounding
just now
caught in the thrill
as pencils scratched magical stories
of flying, time travel, invisibility…
Anything was possible
just now,
but not this.
They are stopped clocks.
With one knuckled finger
he knocked them off their little chairs
like funfair ducks.
No time to say prayers.
He didn’t give a f*ck.
#TexasSchoolMassacre
I am so, so sorry that this is still happening. My heart breaks for those children and those families whose lives will never be the same…