Polite (A Poem)

(This cartoon image is by Jim Morin in The Miami Herald.)

The following is a poem by my friend Brian McLaughlin.

a polite society

violence on the rise

the more we are armed

more meet their demise

they want open carry

claim it's a right

what it really does

is bring the public more fright

how can we tell

if they're a good guy or bad

more death on the streets

more families grow sad

but we're told

it ain't the guns

it's just fools

havin' fun

then they fight regulation

that the constitution has called for

making the streets that more dangerous

and blood runs up the score

but it's really not about guns

it is stupid people

and there's no cure for stupid

when the NRA is their steeple