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emily hanhan's avatar

"In America, a gathering of people is called target practice" gave me jump-out-of-my-bones chills.

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Lizzie's avatar

devastating and necessary

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Kate's avatar

This poem steadily hollowed me out and then that last line took a tiny hammer and shattered the shell of me. I’ve got to stop clicking on these emails before work. I have work to do! I can’t just be pondering words and revolutions!

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Lu Chekowsky's avatar

Breathless. Thank you. Couldn’t form the words so grateful you did. ❤️

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meredith's avatar

I've come back to this a few times, and it still brings tears to my eyes. Thank you for these words.

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Mary Ann's avatar

Powerful.

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Isabel Cowles Murphy's avatar

Thank you.

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Spencer Tierney's avatar

Wow, especially that ending. Such a painfully absurd truth we live with.

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Kimberly W.'s avatar

I listened to this with my eyes closed, and that last line hit like a ton of bricks.

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Laura's avatar

So real, so devastating and so beautifully expressed. Thank you for sharing this. I’m going out right now to do something positive for someone in need.

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Nisha Mody's avatar

Wow, beautiful. I have chills.

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Melissa Fondakowski's avatar

This is amazing.

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Sarah Miller's avatar

Stunning.

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