I don't get it
I'll never understand
Guns aren't meant for everyone's hands
That's why we have laws
To stop these things
To keep people safe
Sometimes when we
Can't do for ourselves.
Have they ever say through a funeral
For someone they loved
Cried while their cousin talked
About how great of a dad he was?
I bet they haven't.
But I did.
Did they watch as his older brother
Broke down and cried
So loud everyone could hear
His pain
At another brother gone
In the same way?
He had to be walked out
By his family
That will stick in my mind forever
But not for one second
Will this ever
Enter the minds of those
Who say they want to protect the people.
I bet they never felt their heart break
Take more than they thought they could take
By one phone call
Scream so loud
Their throat went raw
Because they never knew
The state allowed them to have a gun
When he should have never had one
He had demons inside
That he learned how to hide
Those of us that loved him could see
Even when he pushed us away
Didn't take meds or sleep for days
We waited for him to come back to us
That's what you do for someone you love.
So now this story will repeat
For so many other families
It shouldn't have to
But it will
Many of us will have to swallow this pill.
