it isn't my tragedy

on this day in history

it isn't my tragedy
it isn't my war
but you brought it
to my door step.

my parliament
my home
my Capital.

don't give me
your damned
reasons.

I don't care if
you don't like
the cut of
my Prime Minister's jib.

you shouldn't
have fucked
with my country.

it isn't my tragedy
and yet you
forced it upon me.

In 1985 I walked
freely in parliament
I shook the hand
of the leader of our country.

no high school student today will ever get that opportunity.
October 22, 2014, it became my tragedy.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ottawa-shooting-a-day-of-chaos-leaves-soldier-gunman-dead-1.2808710

Author's Note

Reviews

[Ruth]

Gut wrenching...KL, you have gone for the beef here, full throttle, as always, and needed, excellent love xo

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks. I appreciate it. I hate feeling hate, and anger, there's enough of that in the world, but shooting a standing man in the back at the war memorial is a special kind of evil. Storming our parliament in broad daylight and robbing us of one more piece of our sense of identity. It is sad, and frightening, and will change some of the good forever.

[Einstein Noodle]

its horrific! and senseless to all but the authors of terrorizing those that disagree .. Canada (in my opinion) has responded wisely and without delay (unlike our president and his minions) and what a brave man the Sgt. at Arms is .. thank the Lord he had a gun! i am convinced these attacks will increase sadly .. in free societies that guard personal rights and freedoms .. there is a limit as to what authorities can do to protect .. i can feel your emotion .. the anger and sorrow and frustration ... i do not think they will win .. not in the long run .. i take hope in that .. free people are fierce when awakened ..love to you KL
E.

[Lyn Anderson]

Yes, I am angry, and sad, and deeply concerned. Canada used to be a place you didn't see guns except for a few places. That will change.

[Einstein Noodle]

love you girl! and even more deeply sad is that it is the one behind the gun .. with a heart and soul ...(not the gun) ... that will not be convinced ..
E.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Wow a very deeply felt event written in brutal angry ink. it is sad that this one event will change the security needed.

[Lyn Anderson]

Yes. Immediately the talk was strengthening laws and security. It's coming. And nothing any of us can do will stop it. That is what terror breeds, and then the actions it breeds are used as an excuse for the terror. It is an endless cycle.

[R Smith]

A sadly tragic event in Canada's history, the death of the young soldier just standing his post is a disgrace to the human race and the events inside the parliament a terrible thing to see, indeed don't bring your phony war to anyone's shores radicalized psychopaths do the decent thing and shot yourselves!

[Lyn Anderson]

Thank you for stopping in. Yes, it could have been much worse, we all know this. But the manner and the place have far reaching repercussions, especially with a Conservative government in place, ready to make its move.

[Rene Salinas]

This here in the UK highly current and intense at the moment. I think I have shared how some boys that lived on my street disapeared and Mom and Dad were honestly shocked to realize that they had gone over to fight a war. Now the issue is that if and when they come back they bring the War back in with them. Well we did not have to wait long for that If to find out really as it happened in Canada. Other than to point out the complete irrationality behind events all I feel I can do is pay may respect to those who suffer the consequences of this event.

Thankyou

[Lyn Anderson]

I know the U.K, has very much suffered under this, as has Spain and other places. I guess, from a North American standpoint, it's always been safe to wear a Canadian flag and travel abroad. But bit by bit these actions tear at our sanity. It is a bitter thing, and people seem to think if we just stop they will. No, they like to keep poking, and wearing us down. It's an ideology that defies logic.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

too often we have that misconcepion, it can't happen here...but then it does, and everything changes...it is that way all over now...nowhere seems safe...
apathy no longer will fly....we need to get our world back.

[Lyn Anderson]

Thank you, yes, I am frustrated and sad and fed up. The way they fight they win bit by bit, like bullies.

[Brittany Zedalis]

╰☆╮Such a terrible, terrible event..╰☆╮

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks for reading. I appreciate it.

[Baby Ricochet]

On this side of the boarder this kind of crap happens all the time. In fact there was another school shooting today. But It's weird when it happens in Canada. It's like, What the hell did Canada do? America's always bombing somebody somewhere or letting schizophrenics buy assault rifles or some stupid s**t. As a culture we're pretty much asking for daily shootouts but Canada? C'mon. Canada's cool. This is crazy.

[Lyn Anderson]

Yes. That's part of it. But it's the whole deal, stealing our peace of mind bit by bit

[Jon Roggie]

For so many, it is never going to happen here. Sadly, it can.

[Lyn Anderson]

We knew it would. I just hate the effect

[Matching Socks]

This hurts, such a terribly tragedy. :-(
Such a scary thing.

[Lyn Anderson]

Annoying is what it is. Thanks. Sad.