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What have we become

January 15, 2016
By penash1 BRONZE, Madison, Wisconsin
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pause the small boy crying because he has no jacket and it is 20 degrees
pause the soldier learning to walk after a terrible accident
pause the patient begging the doctor to double check the size of her tumors
pause he crime,mass destruction, and the pain
pause the police officer that recently open fired on a black male
pause the robber robbing the bank down the street
pause the high schoolers smoking cigarettes outside school
pause the shooter that recently shot five children
pause all the families that don’t have food on the table tonight
pause America because this is what we have become

© Stefanie K., Katy, TX

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