Colorado Massacre

Standing tight, tough and tall

Teenager evinced a pretty proud appearance

Trained, taught in drama and the stage

A dozen innocent past midnight

Saw a new – movie, Batman.

The crazy 27 year old entered by

                        A side door

Rifle, submachine gun, pistol

With gas masked bomb first

12 dead, 72 wounded

Horrified, senseless, awful devastation

A bloodbath

A feast of and fury of cries,

Of heroism, of agony

All exercised in seconds

Oh what folly, what foolishness, what tragedy !

The mayor came, the governor spoke

Even the President met the families

Of the deceased for three hours.

Two days later an orator

Delivered his eulogy

In the name of the nation.

For all far and wide affected

In the killer’s apartment are books

And 6000 rounds of ammunition.

Caught and surrendered at the parking

Lot immediately after the incident.

Yes, we have our war,

But who can stop a deranged person?

At the memorial he started his sermon

To a vast and intense audience.

“Who will ever forget the innocent…?”

Later a memorial edifice

The world immersed soon will forget.

                        Or will it?