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SO MANY LITTLE ANGELS

REMEMBERING

By Joye C LangePublished 4 years ago 1 min read
SO MANY LITTLE ANGELS
Photo by Kristina Wagner on Unsplash

SO MANY LITTLE ANGELS

WERE GIVEN THEIR WINGS

ALL AT THE SAME TIME

ON THAT FATEFUL DAY

THEY WERE ENJOYING THEIR DAY

AT SCHOOL WITH THEIR TEACHERS

LEARNING SOMETHING NEW

WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN

A TROUBLED YOUNG MAN

CAME INTO THE CLASSROOM

WHERE HE OPENED FIRE ON THEM

SO MANY LITTLE ANGELS

SO PRECIOUS AND SO LOVED

THE TEACHERS TRIED TO

PROTECT THEM ALL

BUT IT WASN'T MEANT TO BE

SO MANY LITTLE ANGELS

A LOT OF SUFFERING

HEARTACHE AND LOSS

SO MANY LITTLE ANGLES

ALMOST TOO MUCH TO BARE

A COUNTRY TORN ONCE AGAIN

WITH SO MUCH DESPAIR

SO MANY LITTLE ANGELS

WE MUST ALL WORK TOGETHER

TO MAKE THINGS BETTER

FOR EACH PRECIOUS CHILD

WHO IS LIVING NOW

SO MANY ANGELS

TO PROTECT EACH DAY

WE ALL MUST TRY TO HELP

IN SOME SMALL WAY

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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