Before we forget Newtown tragedy: another posting of poem ANOTHER POEM ABOUT GUNS.

Given that the media will be focusing on avoiding the Fiscal Cliff into early January, it's appropriate to repost this poem to keep some attention on the disease of gun violence directed at random individuals:

ANOTHER POEM ABOUT GUNS




saw the four-year-old boy



with his mother



at a Target store in the Valley



and the boy had a plastic toy pistol—



black with orange painted on the barrel



to tell everyone it’s not real—



and the boy waves the gun



and yells BAM! BAM! BAM!



I hope and pray that someday



the boy’s mother



will make sure he knows



the exact place



where fantasy stops



and tragedy becomes eternal