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Shootings Poems - Poems about Shootings

Shootings Poems - Examples of all types of poems about shootings to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets of PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples for shootings.
Premium Member As good as it gets
Where's Jack Nicholson? Where did he go? Is he dead yet? Does any one know? Wars, and opiates, mass shootings and debt, and that potential nuclear threat. Is this truly as good as it gets? One might end up with Tourette's, as good as...Read the rest...
Categories: shootings, celebrity, people,
Form: Light Verse
Premium Member Half-Mast
Old Glory’s at half-mast today. I wonder who just passed away? Was it a hero from some battles past? A dead leader whose influence lasts? Were servicemen killed overseas, Or humanitarians died fighting a disease? Seems most of the time...Read the rest...
Categories: shootings, america, children, grief, hate,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member A Sequel No One Wants To Write and No One Wants To Read
Another mass shooting…this one in Texas…I don’t remember exactly when because the days all run together…and there’s been 6 more since then. We’re on a pace to break the record for mass shootings in one year… which means...Read the rest...
Categories: shootings, children,
Form: Rhyme


Nashville Covenant Poems
These are poems for the victims of the Nashville Covenant School shootings. Nashville Covenant Call to Love by Michael R. Burch Our hearts are broken today for our children's small bodies lie broken; let us gather them up, as we...Read the rest...
Categories: shootings, bereavement, child, child abuse,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member School Shootings
School Shootings Miracle Man 6-6-2022 School shootings can never be unseen, they’re scenes, which children never forget. Real life pictures that became obscene, forcing children to live their lives in regret. An evil person, their innocence has stolen, young hearts now become filled...Read the rest...
Categories: shootings, 4th grade, children, death,
Form: Quatrain



Premium Member A Tribute To the Victims of All Racist Shootings
As a Chorus of Angels, May you rest in Peace The Almighty God will render you Justice He will welcome you all in His Kingdom Where there is more Liberty and Freedom. You’re now done with racism, injustice, pain Hatred,...Read the rest...
Categories: shootings, black african american, bullying,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Three Shootings
Camelot slain with JFK Blood-stained guilt from MLK Hope left town when Bobby died ~ These shootings left us horrified...Read the rest...
Categories: shootings, america, cry, murder,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member Shootings In Indianapolis
With all the towns and cities we've got, where can you go without getting shot? Another fool went on a shooting spree. This time, at a Federal Express facility. The city was in Indiana called Indianapolis; eight persons dead and...Read the rest...
Categories: shootings, murder, perspective,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Shootings In South Carolina
Another mass shooting has occurred in America. This time, it happened in Rock Hill, South Carolina. A doctor, his wife, two grandchildren, and another were killed by a gun. A former NFL player was deemed the culpable one. That...Read the rest...
Categories: shootings, murder, violence,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Shootings In Orange, California
Another gunman opened fire and went wild. Among his four deceased victims was a child. It all happened in Orange, California, near Los Angeles. Many people are outraged because of this. Why have there been numerous shootings like these? I'm...Read the rest...
Categories: shootings, murder, violence,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Virginia Beach Shootings
Virginia Beach, Virginia is a popular spot. With a beach and a boardwalk. it's got a lot. So many nice days can be spent in the surf and sun. Bring the whole family where they can all have...Read the rest...
Categories: shootings, death, violence,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Boulder Colorado Shootings
A tragic mass shooing has occurred once more. This time, in a Boulder, Colorado grocery store. Today, it seems there is no safe place to go. Incidence of gun violence seems to grow. The number of murdered victims amounted...Read the rest...
Categories: shootings, murder, violence,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Atlanta Shootings
There were some more hate crimes the other day. Eight unfortunate victims had their lives blown away. The murders happened at spas around Atlanta. This is the largest city in the southeastern state of Georgia. It seems Asian-Americans all...Read the rest...
Categories: shootings, discrimination, murder,
Form: Rhyme
When Columbine Was Just a Flower
I went to a public school near Denver (pre-Columbine). School then felt more like home than home, and the real tests were never on paper. We were Rocky Mountain grown and no one gave a what we did...Read the rest...
Categories: shootings, farewell,
Form: Sonnet
Sandy Hook Poems 1
Sandy Hook Call to Love by Michael R. Burch Our hearts are broken today for our children's small bodies lie broken; let us gather them up, as we may, that the truth of our Love may be spoken; then, when...Read the rest...
Categories: shootings, children, school, student, usa,
Form: Verse

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