Hostage Situation

It happened again, but we're not surprised:

The Senate voted down gun control measures.

The threatening of politicians has been

One of the NRA's greatest pleasures.

 

Clearly, our legislators have been

Taken hostage by the NRA,

Which watches for any opposition

And then swoops down like a bird of prey.

 

All of us are under the control

Of the organization, like it or not.

Listen sometime to the leaders' hateful

And bigoted speech; it's a lot of rot.

 

Pretending to be defenders of the rights

Of ALL Americans and our nation,

The NRA refuses to support

Sensible gun control legislation.

 

The organization preys on Americans'

Deep-seated insecurities and fears,

And turns a cold shoulder to carnage and massacres,

To suffering families, to grief and tears.

 

I wonder if the leaders had lost a loved one

In a massacre, would they change their tune?

Or are they too dazzled by their fantasy

Or thought of living out their own HIGH NOON?

 

Unfortunately, we're bound to see

The brutal deaths of more and more folks

While at the same time the NRA

Spreads its Second Amendment hoax.

 

(6-21-16)