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Wow. Stunning on so many complex levels. As reader, I am both camera and the watched as the poem progresses through its many riveting scenes and reflections. Thank you!

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Powerful poem

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As an American mother, the way I feel this in my bones.

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Amazing. Simply amazing.

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Yes. Every line resounds through my body like a gong.

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Oh my goodness. This is perfect. EXACTLY how it is. I could not stop sobbing on that day .... and others ..... our babies in danger. And i live far away tooo but not so far away as to now k ow .....Thnal you for putting into words my sobs.

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Thank you for sharing this poem. It's hard to find the words for how powerful it is.

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Oof

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One of the best written pieces on the topic of gun violence I’ve read. Brilliantly composed.

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This is a devastating poem that cuts to the truth and here is part that has me in awe—it maintains its humanity.

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