There are all kinds of crazies shooting kids in school but this poem was inspired by a song.

My son was at school when a shooter killed five children in the playground, my son watch some getting shot.

So far in 2023...
376 school shootings
9,800 people killed by gun violence

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MODERN TANKA is a Japanese unrhymed poem is not as structured as the classic tanka. The syllables and number of lines vary but it's a short poem. The first English-speaking poets imitated the Japanese models of 5-7-5-7-7 syllabic structure in five lines, but because Japanese syllables are shorter than English syllables the poems were too wordy and choppy. Modern Tanka poets can use any of the following: punctuation, alliteration, metaphor, simile, and personification. The subject matter varies, but most tanka are emotionally stirring or profound, and many are about love. Modern Tanka originated in the twenty century click here if you want to read modern tanka examples === click here to read Tanka Society of America === click here if you want to read modern tanka rules

Thank you very much for taking the time to read and review my poem.

Gypsy
"Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason." - Novalis
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