Nighttime closing in
Finally peace and quiet
Mind and body sleep
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Nighttime closing in
Finally peace and quiet
Mind and body sleep
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Palest of blue skies
Streaked with a whisper of white,
Sun blistering every surface.
Mountains scorched naked
Contrast with heaven
While blow dryer hot winds
Offer little relief.
Uninhabitable would this land be
Were it not for man’s interference,
Damming up the rivers
Turning arid earth to green.
Glorified by hollywood westerns
But in reality, this must have been like Hell.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Day to remember
Like so many seen lately…
Anniversary.
Nine murders in Charleston
Changed nothing in this country.
What has to happen
To stir the minds of Congress,
Perhaps a revolt…
One that cannot be ignored
Regardless of the money!
People have value,
Trumping the death peddlers
Who profit in blood.
Now another forty nine
The next anniversary.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Seedling rears its head
Excited for the day’s sun
Just like a child
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Savage is mankind
Seeing only difference
Color, religion
Anything to condone hate
In our feeble human minds
Time has not changed us
We are still just as savage
As our ancestors
Dressed in our finest clothing
We’re simply fooling ourselves
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Second amendment
Times do change and so must we
Guns aren’t the answer
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How many more have to die
Before we show some control
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Before I get any angry comments I’d like to make it clear that I am not anti-gun ownership. I do however, believe that assault style weapons are unnecessary for the average citizen to own for personal protection or otherwise. We continue to make excuses that banning assault weapons wouldn’t have changed anything and so our leaders have chosen to do nothing and as a result nothing has changed. We continue to see an increase in mass shootings and an ever greater amount of death with the murders weapon of choice…the assault weapon. When will one more death be too many?
I see the beauty
Surrounding in rainbow hues
Muted by the pain
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Our politicians
Give thoughts and prayers for the dead
Round and round we go
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Rage seething under the surface
Eating away at our collective souls
Vitriol has been lodged against us
Only further stoking our resolve
Lost is our trust in the institutions
Undoing the work of the founders
Til only one response seems clear
Insurrection
Outright revolt against the tyrants
Neutering the petulant bunch
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Our public discourse
Hollowed by tyrant fetish
Does a disservice
The media clamors for
Ratings all at our expense
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~