Tears and Fears
2012, Olan L. Smith (revised, 2013)
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Learning of Vicky Soto's valor my eyes burn with saltwater tears,
A teacher instructs, guards her pupils
Until the finish and this ending was red in blood, as sacrifice with tears
And of mysteries that last forever; a closet hides, encapsules,
A gunman inserts himself into their lives...a multitude of fears
Drown a nation, too much for us. What whys
Bear responsibility? Culpability belongs to a lone gunman...
Please, change what will be, Brother Aaron,
Lead us to milk and honey. A place where we see with three eyes,
And light fills the heart, a place where love, peace and freedom advise.
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(A/N: A decastich poem, ten lines, using rhyme scheme of a,b,a,b,a,c,d,d,c,c)
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Journey Home
PoetryJourney Home c.2013, Olan L. Smith Journey Home is a collection of poems that is a personal search for my spiritual home. I go about this search with the tools of poetry using the English language as my map. Love, peace and freedom, Olan L. Smith
