The Gun-Lobbyist’s 12 Days of Christmas
©Ann Carranza 12/ 14/ 2012
On the first day of
Christmas
the gun lobby gave to me
a dead partridge under a pear tree.
On the second day of
Christmas
the gun lobby gave to me
two traumatized toddlers
and a dead partridge under a pear tree.
On the third day of
Christmas
the gun lobby gave to me
three semi-automatic weapons,
two traumatized toddlers,
and a dead partridge under a pear tree.
On the fourth day of
Christmas
the gun lobby gave to me
four crying mothers,
three semi-automatic weapons,
two traumatized toddlers,
and a dead partridge under a pear tree.
On the fifth day of
Christmas
the gun lobby gave to me
five golden caskets;
four crying mothers,
three semi-automatic weapons,
two traumatized toddlers,
and a dead partridge under a pear tree
On the sixth day of
Christmas
the gun lobby gave to me
six assault guns purchased,,
Five golden caskets,
four crying mothers,
three semi-automatic weapons
two traumatized toddlers
and a dead partridge under a pear tree.
On the seventh day of
Christmas
the gun lobby gave to me
seven casings dropping,
six assault guns purchased,,
five golden caskets,
four crying mothers,
three semi-automatic weapons
two traumatized toddlers
and a dead partridge under a pear tree.
On the eighth day of
Christmas
the gun lobby gave to me
eight bullet holes bleeding,
seven casings dropping,
six assault guns purchased,,
five golden caskets,
four crying mothers,
three semi-automatic weapons,
two traumatized toddlers
and a dead partridge under a pear tree.
On the ninth day of
Christmas
the gun lobby gave to me
nine lobbyists lying,
eight bullet holes bleeding,
seven casings dropping,
six assault guns purchased,,
five golden caskets,
four crying mothers,
three semi-automatic weapons,
two traumatized toddlers
and a dead partridge under a pear tree.
On the tenth day of
Christmas
the gun lobby gave to me,
ten machine guns spraying,
nine wounded women,
eight bullet holes bleeding,
seven casings dropping,
six assault guns purchased,
five golden caskets,
four crying mothers,
three semi-automatic weapons,
two traumatized toddlers
and a dead partridge under a pear tree.
On the eleventh day of
Christmas
the gun lobby gave to me,
eleven pistols blasting,
ten machine guns spraying,
nine wounded women,
eight bullet holes bleeding,
seven casings dropping,
six assault guns purchased,
five golden caskets,
four crying mothers,
three semi-automatic weapons,
two traumatized toddlers
and a dead partridge under a pear tree.
And on the
Twelfth day of
Christmas
the gun lobby gave to me
too many hearts just breaking,
eleven pistols blasting,
ten machine guns spraying,
nine wounded women,
eight bullet holes bleeding,
seven casings dropping,
six assault guns purchased,
five golden caskets,
four crying mothers,
three semi-automatic weapons,
two traumatized toddlers
and a dead partridge under a pear tree.
Heaven help us all.
Peace and blessings. (Practice the first; count the second.)
Great job, Ann. So true.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Shonnie. The outrage had to come out in some form.
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