Island of Lost Children

Another call for Calm and Unity

More dead children

More anguish,

Terror, loss

Another call for Calm and Unity

How do we recognize violence

Before it is unfurled

Madness?

Another call for Calm and Unity

How do we deliver this message

in every language

for all to hear and understand?

Another call for Calm and Unity

Insanely, this blond man proves that

One person can make all the difference

Or is it only true in the delivery of pain and evil?

Who will be his opposer?

Another call for Calm and Unity

We will mourn, rage, despair, spit in disgust, cry helplessly -

Maybe conclude that the whole damn thing has gone sour

And then we must stand up,

calmly, united,

and get to work

tipping the scales

back the other way