I would place my hand on your beating heart and ask you why.
Force you to look into my eyes and ask you why.
Stroke your grandmother's hair and ask her why.
Pick the lock at the sporting shop and ask him why.
Read your Facebook posts and wonder why.
Chase after your car and scream out why.
Go through every classroom and whisper why.
I would let you see me cry if only to answer why.
But in your death, you committed the greatest crime of all.
No explanation.
Not a single word.
You just took your gun
and your hate
and your pain
and left.
In response to the challenge, Uvalde.
Force you to look into my eyes and ask you why.
Stroke your grandmother's hair and ask her why.
Pick the lock at the sporting shop and ask him why.
Read your Facebook posts and wonder why.
Chase after your car and scream out why.
Go through every classroom and whisper why.
I would let you see me cry if only to answer why.
But in your death, you committed the greatest crime of all.
No explanation.
Not a single word.
You just took your gun
and your hate
and your pain
and left.
In response to the challenge, Uvalde.