Another Senseless Day
By Jessi Kaur
One moment you were
Celebrating
Life
Friendships
In a safe haven
Or so you thought
You came here
To soften scars
Of hatred that clawed
Bigotry that seared
Your life
Your love
You sang
You danced
You drank
To unleash judgments
That strangled
Banished you to closets
But here you forgot
Those who were “straight”
Not upright
Those that mocked
Oh it hurt
In silent hidden places
For a few moments
You were happy
Free to be
Everyone like you
“Gay” – they said
In a twisted way
Then he came
Demented
Sick
Intolerant
Crazed by
Abhorrence
He shot
And shot
Re-armed and shot again
Dismembering
Youth
Snapping life
Reveling in the
Blood that burst
From your veins
Red lava
Bubbling like a geyser
Drowned your name
The floor that throbbed
To your dancing feet
Lay covered
Your warm bodies
Breath less
Voice less blanks
Once again politicians
Picked up
Megaphones
To further agendas
Milking
Your senseless end
While my inside churns
And I silently cry
The voice of hope
For a better world
With respect for all
Still abides
Jessi Kaur is an author, a poet, a speaker at interfaith conferences on peace and global harmony through living Guru Nanak’s message of oneness -Ik Ong Kar. An HR Consultant in Silicon Valley, she is currently taking time off to finish her new book – The Unstruck Melody.
