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The bullets will shatter

 Tiny lives that matter 

And the blood will run red

As our babies lie dead

My heart aches as I realise 

That no matter who dies

Nothing will change

The blood will still run red

And the dead will still be dead.

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Tracy Dickerhoff is a retired high school English teacher who taught creative writing for over 30 years in Texas Tracy is an avid reader, adores poetry and writes poetry to soothe the soul.