Two Poems About the Newtown, CT School Killings

One Mind, One Pain
He killed his mother
And shot the children too
What caused this deceit of suffering
He could no longer bear
What would have made
The difference between life and death
Holy Child
Your innocence remains
You cannot kill what made you
You made you
A divine creation
Remains divine
Thank you for your wiliness
To expose the deep of pain
Now we are truly there
In the abyss with you
Newtown Horror
We turned our head
And the children were gone
Slain where they stood
In Christmas innocence
Teachers too
A mass grave in an instant
The grief is partaken
By one and all
Unable to believe
This could happen
And yet
It did
Love
Can say no
Or stop
Or wait
Only Love knows the truth
About the unspeakable
Voice your grief
Be with the shameless intensity of pain
I am there too
Loving you