the blood of my heart

40,000

Sometimes

I am overcome by an overwhelming wave

Of grief

Fear

Anger

I think

Of Parkland Florida

I think

Of Jamie Gutenberg

Staring down the barrel

Of a gun I think

Of meadow Pollock

As bullets pierced her body I think

Of peter wang

As a gun stopped his heart I think

Of Scott beigel

As a gun halted his breath I think

Of Luke Hoyer as his life was ended

Due to gun violence and I think of the fear

That they faced in that moment

But that is not all

There are more

Nearly 40,000 people In america

Died this year from gun violence

FORTY THOUSAND PEOPLE

40,000 lives were ended, hearts were stopped

40,000 funerals

40,000 caskets

40,000 burials

But they are NOT statistics

These were people

REAL people

Whose lives were stolen due to the pull of a trigger

Whose lives were ended

Due to guns

So don't tell me this isn't a gun problem

Because 40,000 people would NOT have been killed

With a knife

Don't tell me I am too young

To fight for this

Because if I am old enough to be murdered in school

I am old enough to fight for my life

I should be worried about grades

Not surviving through the school day

I shouldn't panic every time I hear a pop

In fear that it is a gun

I shouldn't have to be FIGHTING for my life

Because our politicians should be fighting for me

But instead they are bought out by the NRA

And care more about their image

Than the children of america who are dying

NINETY SIX people are KILLED every day

From Gun Violence in America

Yet many politicians have NO stance on gun control

MILLIONS of lives are impacted because of Gun violence

Yet many politicians will not enact common sense gun laws

So don't tell me I am too young

Don't tell me I am not experienced

Because I will fight

I will march

For our lives