GUNNED DOWN

just like that.

GUNNED DOWN

in nothing flat.

GUNNED DOWN

at school, at work,

at the library,

at the park,

on the street,

in the sanctuary

of a place of worship

or home.

GUNNED DOWN

some with others,

some alone.

GUNNED DOWN

and left dead

or never the same.

GUNNED DOWN

leaving families

and friends

with gravestones,

running their fingers

over their names.

GUNNED DOWN

GUNNED DOWN

GUNNED DOWN

Phyllis Jean Green

Chapel Hill