Gali

It's that time of the month again

Anger fills my heart

Sadness fights for power

My eyes fall close

Yet I can't sleep

The pain in my abdomen

Bursting full like a bruise

Waking up

Bloody

I felt pretty today,

Like the glimmering sun.

I felt happy today,

Like nothing else mattered.

I felt confident today,

Fact: States with less gun control have higher rates of shootings

Fact: Suicide attempts are far more likely to succeed when a gun is involved

Fact: On average, 316 people in the US are shot every day

why ban words

when they speak the truth

i know our world has hardships

that we must overcome

i know some see things

in a different light

but when a child

sees a book

on how a boy