The Tragedy Of Tragedies Poem by Gregory Huyette

For profound change to take place
Horrible tragedy must be the case.
Man would rather forgo what's better
Than change his ways by even a letter.

Man seems to be guided this tragic rule:
Namely that he will continue to be a fool,
Allowing environs to deteriorate ever faster
Until they are the seat of a mitigating disaster.

In this apathetic world of dissention
Man often chooses costs of cure over prevention.
Then as so many die and more suffer;
Compromising solutions become ever tougher.

Parents, children and families are destroyed…
The tragedy of tragedies is this we can help avoid
By banning weapons that fire per second or faster,
Leaving in their wake nothing but murderous disaster.