Poems

Howie Good: “2 Dead, 6 Wounded”

Howie Good

2 Dead, 6 Wounded

Her name was Natalie. They called her Samantha. Natalie/Samantha was 15.
There’s talk she was bullied.  She attended a private Christian academy,
Abundant Life. 2 killed, 6 wounded in Wisconsin school shooting,
the headlines said. Natalie/Samantha was dead but uncounted
in the tally of victims, excluded from our sympathy,
banished below. Even as I’m thinking these things
I’m debating if these are things I should be thinking.
Natalie/Samantha shot and killed a teacher and
a student and then herself. She brought the gun from home.
Investigators are looking for a possible motive.
Christmas was only just about a week away.

Howie Good is author of the poetry book, The Dark, available from Sacred Parasite, which will also publish his book, Akimbo, in 2025.

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