Aftermath of Orlando

Lamentations loud
amid the tears
following Orlando.

Another call to take
guns from people
who kill deer but

who will take
guns from people
who kill people?

That’s the question
without an answer
as bullets rip the air.

Donal Mahoney, nominated for Best of the Net and Pushcart prizes, Donal Mahoney has had poetry and fiction published in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. Some of his work can be found by clicking here…