He said we shoot at babies hurling rocks
A bullet for a stone
A show of strength, he bellowed
Against a sea of brown
I ask you to examine
the truth inside the lies
Who are the weak and desperate here?
Who are those lost, unrepentant souls?
While he exchanged our shared humanity
for manufactured fear
our voices rose in protest
but we could not stanch the blood
flowing in darkness
Today is a new day
We’ve been granted an extra hour
to pray in solidarity and in love
Tuesday we let the light back in
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About katemccarrollmoore
Kate Moore’s passion is literacy, and she serves as a mentor teacher and staff developer throughout the greater Bay Area. Kate served three terms as the City of San Ramon's Poet Laureate (2012-2018); she also teaches poetry writing workshops for children and adults. Kate holds a Doctorate in Educational Leadership for Social Justice from California State University, East Bay, an M.A. in Teacher Leadership from St. Mary’s and a B.A. in English Education from SUNY Albany. She and Bob Moore are the proud parents of four beautiful grown daughters, and the smitten grandparents of six beautiful children who fill them with hope for the future.
KateMcCarrollMoore 
this is fantastic… very timely and TRUE.. it deserves a much larger audience… please send it to the papers today OR I will!
Kathleen,
this is fantastic… very timely and TRUE.. it deserves a much larger audience… please send it to the papers today OR I will!
Robert C. Moore
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Amazing, Kathy!! You captured the truth so well. I hope your poem travels far and wide. I am so very proud of my sister!