New poem-Conversations

Conversations

By Chuka McCoy

I had a dialogue when the shooting in a Colorado movie theater happened

I expressed my feelings about it

But more and more shootings have happened since then

So, instead of showing that dialogue (which is still valid),

It’s time to have a new conversation

Which is an old conversation

On how we cannot talk and be on the same page

We need our agencies to be the same page

To communicate with each other

It’s not Game of Thrones, folks

Unite the laws to connect these agencies to block dangerous individuals

From getting their hands on guns

Deal with these weapons that are obviously intended on doing more damage

Than hunting and protecting your family

Stop making mental health the scapegoat

The horrible monster in the room

Mental health is a concern in this country

We should approach it as getting people help

Not giving people a jail sentence

We must talk to each other

Show love to one another

To avoid some of these pitfalls in our country

Not talking about it is another form of abuse

Which is exactly what politicians have been doing

Ignoring the problem

Blaming others and kicking the can down the road

You knew what was going on and chose to do nothing

While people’s love ones suffered from the aftermath

Know something

Say something

Do something

That goes for everyone, including the people that represent us