Another
School day
Filled with
Laughter
Learning
Love
Shattered
By sounds
Gunshots
Impact
Screams
Cries for help
Violent deaths
Followed by
Silence-
Children
Teachers
Hiding, frightened
Training put
Into action
Training
That should never
Have been necessary
For actions
That should never
Have occurred
When will we decide enough is enough?
When will we choose love instead of hate?
When will we weep instead of arguing?
Mourn for
Innocent lives
Left lying
On the floor
Of the very place
They should have been safe
Today was our last day of school. Smiles, tears, good-byes. Ready for summer break. I drove home, exhausted. And then, I heard the news of another school shooting at an elementary school.
Listening to the reports was heartbreaking. And then there was a comment about training. The fact that students and teachers were hiding as they practiced. The same drills I have had to discuss or practice with students. It should not be this way. 💔
Piano Girl 
Agreed: Should NOT be this way. Yet it is …
Glad your school year ended peacefully.
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When, indeed?😔 I have tried several times this morning to write a response here and alas, I remain at a loss, one more time. I sit with you in anguish and hopelessness. We must feel the depths of our pain and frustration and honor those feelings before we can rise to create a new way forward. Sending you love and blessings, dear Kelley. 💔❤️
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