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A NATION WEEPS

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By Joye C LangePublished 4 years ago 1 min read
A NATION WEEPS
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THE DAY WAS BRIGHT

IN THAT FLORIDA TOWN

SUCH A HORRIBLE CRIME

WENT DOWN

SEVENTEEN WONDERFUL SOULS

WOULD GIVE UP THEIR LIVES

ALL BECAUSE A TROUBLED MAN

DECIDED TO FOLLOW THROUGH

HEARING VOICES IN HIS HEAD

TELLING HIM TO TAKE THEM OUT

A NATION WEEPS

THE PEOPLE ARE GONE

NEVER TO RETURN

HEARTS ARE SHATTERED

A NATION WEEPS

WHEN WILL ALL THE CHAOS END

WHAT CAN THE PEOPLE DO

MOURN THE DEAD AND MOVE ON

ATTEMPT TO MAKE THINGS BETTER

FOR OUR YOUTH IN THE YEARS AHEAD

IT MUST BE DONE

WE OWE IT TO THEM ALL

A NATION WEEPS

THEN TAKES UP THE CALL

heartbreak

About the Creator

Joye C Lange

I AM SEVENTY -ONE YEARS OLD, AND LIVE IN OHIO. MY LIFE EXPERIENCES GIVE ME

GREAT JOY TO EXPRESS MYSELF IN PROSE. IN THESE DIFFICULT TIMES WRITING IS

AN INSTRUMENT OF EXPRESSION THAT HELPS HUMANITY.

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