Calamity seems distant until it comes to you
The theoretical risk you ignore, this is something you can do
Tragedy has struck many times, but far removed from it were you
So you shrugged your shoulders, forgot about it promptly too
You told everyone not to worry, these incidents were isolated
Somewhere someone unhinged had gun violence perpetrated
You live in safe areas, your children go to a school private
Shootings do not happen there, you would state
You expressed sympathy for victims and were grateful secretly
In believing that gun violence was not something you would see
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Then, in a private religious school children were shot
You were a bit unnerved but you brushed aside the thought
That life was unsafe, then someone fired
In a doctor’s office, when he did not get the medication desired
As a doctor, you were a bit shaken, and resolved to be
Extra cautious with patients behaving badly..
Oh in between you also decided that extra care you would take
To never step foot on a stranger’s property by mistake…
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You live in a safe, upscale suburb of a diverse city
You often go to outlet malls for a shopping spree
Some people you know live close to the mall
Where the latest shooting occurred, you frantically call
People you know to see if they are safe or not
Now real danger has been in your orbit brought….
Passion...unbridled 