not again!

4 dead 9 injured

kent state

may 04, 1970

repeating the same mistake

over and over again

embraces the insanities of it all

do we not learn from our mistakes?

do we not learn from our tragic events?

apparently not

most assuredly not

police in riot gear have again

breached the campus of discontent

what happened to the practice of 

encouraging conversation

encouraging argument

rather than sanctioned violence

shadows of viet nam

race across the skies

a time of protest

a time of forced conscriptions

drafted into military service

to fight in a war unsanctioned

undeclared

unconstitutional

boys made to become

violent soldiers

trained to kill

or be killed

trained to turn blind eye

to the atrocities of war

the deaths of innocent  souls

deaths of women

deaths of children

the deaths of students

that dared to speak

against war

against the war machine

may 04, 1970

ohio national guard

killed 4

injured 9

kent state university massacre 

unarmed protesters

murdered

while exercise their

constitutionally protected

and guaranteed

1st amendment 

freedom of speech

freedom to assemble

freedom to address our grievances

to our government

4 killed

9 injured

we do not have to forget

we damn sure do not 

have to forgive

we should not

kill again