Life and death all in one breath
A deprived mind on the school grounds
Our children are dying,
What is that sound children falling down
Our children are dying
In the classrooms and hallways of our institutions
No solutions
Our children are dying
Another election no protection
Our children are dying,
While others wait, contemplate, hesitate
It appears to be we are all a victim
Of a cruel reality while……
Our children are dying
Calvin McCoy is a Navy Veteran who has a passion for reading and writing poetry. His favorite poets are Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston.