Slaughterhouse Fifty

Uvalde’s just the tip of the iceberg,
as people out in Tulsa found today.
Until we slow the sale of AR-15’s,
mass shootings in our land won’t go away.
The military instruments of killing
should not be so available to all.
And politicians in gun lobbies pockets
must be voted out starting this fall.
Guns adapted to kill hundreds quickly
have no purpose outside declared war.
Why they’re sold without qualm to the public
disavows all thought of what they’re for.
Keep your hunting rifles and your hand guns.
No one needs a clip or magazine
capable of massive execution
unless mortal destruction’s their scene.

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