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Poem written for the March:
Again, Never Again

by Colleen Kelly
Robb Elementary
Perfect name, robbed of our future
Robbed of their laughter
Robbed of their sweetness, their gifts
These all are past.

What might have been
Replaced by grim reality
Small coffins, crosses on the green
Join the toll of youth disturbed
Destroyed. Full face, the shooter
Wipes away life’s joy.

Once again, endlessly we ask, why?
The answers never ever bring resolve
And once again a nation lays its flowers
Before a memory, but soon forgets
And never ever so it seems

Remembers. Mourns,
Then moves on. Photo by Carol Linscott
Leaders fail to lead
Protectors miss an opportunity.
Never ever will their laughs again be heard
Robbed once again.
The illness is collective
The lack of unrestricted love

Again, never ever, once again.

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