That Was Too Much Poem by Susan Williams
That Was Too Much
I spent yesterday weeping.
I have not cried very often in my life.
I did yesterday...
Watching our terrified children run from a school building that had been splattered with blood and fear and bodies- -
that was too much.
Watching a video from one of those children's phone and hearing that angry rifle shoot over and over and over again- -
that was too much.
Hearing a daughter tell her Mother to call the police and tell them to come help the girl somewhere outside her room who was screaming in pain for help and praying to God for help- -
that was too much.
.
So I spent yesterday drenched in tears- -
and that was too little.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~© 2018 Susan Williams
I am clueless about what to say or write...These merciless killings are repeating...painful to say the least
Part 2…. so that such people can be treated and may be cured too. It is a pity that this is not happening effectively.
Made a revisit today. The agony is repeating itself. I feel that in a developed, responsible and responsive society as that of the US, the system should be able to detect such mental aberrations sufficiently early
A poignant write... brilliant, brilliantly expressed. Top score.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/18/2024 8:28:47 AM # 1.0.0.1119
You have spoken for all of us, Susan, with such passionate sorrow. Whatever this boy's mental state it is the easy access to guns which is the root of this terrifying problem. My heart goes out to all those parents in Florida. Thank you for expressing our feelings in such a deeply moving way.
Tom, do you ever feel like we're the last sane people hiding from the growing darkness around us?