shoot me

I am angry
and a victim
my state of mind in disarray
I want to hurt you
and cause pain
my thoughts haunt me
each day

I walk into a gun shop
they smile at me and say
a gun
why of course
what harm can be done
they don't know
an outburst
the damage it can do

if it wasn't so easy
those lives would be saved
I would rant
I would rave
and hope someone would see
that I'm losing control
and they'd hold onto me

and those lives I did take
with that gun in my hand
If it wasn't so easy
those lives they'd be saved
I was not protecting family or friends
I was given a gun
and that is the end!

[kali]

woah impactful!

[sally agnew]

Evocative image and words !

[Beryl Lloyd]

Strong thoughts and image !!

[Suse♡]

Very very powerful, the words, the shot. Sad but true so many lives could be saved if guns were mot available

[Jodie]

A very powerful image and words.

[ANCoxon]

Wow!

[Annie D]

@kali66 @hermann @beryl @susale @jodies @allycoxon
thank you everyone - usually I can see both sides but on the gun issue - well it confounds me

[Lindy]

Powerful words & I couldn't agree more

[KWind]

Powerful image and words.

[Richard Sayer]

With you 100% on this Annie.

[summerfield]

such powerful words, miss annie. if only they'd listen.

[Walks @ 7]

I cry when I see this because of the mind-set that sees guns as the answer when the solution must be love, and understanding. This is such a powerful message. Thank you for this.

[Babs]

I really do hope that something is done about the gun laws in the US, but I doubt anything will.

[Marnie]

Well said Annie. Like many other Australians I just can't understand the gun culture in the US. Maybe 150 years ago, but not now. The most powerful country in the world seems to be impotent and/or unwilling to rein in their plague of guns. Very sad.

[Yao RL]

wow, how did you manage this.

[Annie D]

@yaorenliu a shadow selfie...which fit well...and a layered semi automatic ☺

[Annie D]

@365projectlinda @kwind @vignouse @summerfield @joysabin @onewing @golftragic @yaorenliu thank you all so much for the supportive comments...I wasn't sure if it was too confronting but it's an issue I feel strongly about ☺

[Living at the beach 365 days a year!]

Reminds me of the old " Shadow" mystery series. Love it. Fav

[Annie D]

@nydelignorsk ah yes...i remember

[Marnie]

@annied Me too!!

[Marnie]

I must fav this shot.

[Arthur Loosley]

Well said, Annie. Reading this this morning (Friday) after that horrifying shooting incident here in the UK yesterday, I find your words very insightful and the imagery well suited to the insane world in which we live.

[Wylie]

that's a very black image. I hope UROK.

[Saxa van Eijnsbergen]

Very powerful, great to make a statement, I agree, don't understand the USA in this (guns).

[Nina Ganci]

powerful words and image

[Krista Marson]

I wish that guns would just go away.

[Dawn]

Wow !!!!