It was a moment between trains
I was heading for Poitiers and had to wait
As we all did after that Friday night when
Young men with guns and grenades
Maimed and murdered
Young men and women unarmed
Before more men with guns and grenades
Returned the favour
At the polished sleek station serving the south-west
I waited and watched as more young men with guns
Ready to shoot to kill patrolled
In open sight
Young men with guns
Sent to reassure us
As we waited for trains out of Paris
Away from young men with guns.
See also Columbine, Sandy Hook, Parkland, Santé Fe, Gaza.
CLP 18/05/2018
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