Aftermath

Following the school shooting, Uvalde, USA, on 29 May 2022.

these children
………. beautiful
………. playful
………. messy
………. precious
young ones
in a blink of a moment
………. panicking
………. screaming
………. running
torn to shreds
blood-spattered

innocent lives—
………. 6 years old
………. 10 years old
………. 14 years old
and many more
………. 6 years old
………. 7 years old
………. 15 years old
………. 17 years old
……
in these days
………. months
………. years

rainfalls
tear-curtains
of our lament
filling the world
with oceans of
………. roaring
………. ranting
………. raging

don’t waste pain
………. time
………. life
any more
………. any longer!!!

  ℘℘℘℘

XIAOLI YANG IS A THEOLOGIAN, POET, AND SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR. SHE LIVES AND PLAYS ON WURUNDJERI LAND AND IN THE MIDDLE KINGDOM.