GOD'S DILEMMA (A PRAYER)

god

there are too many guns

in the hands

of the

unhinged

too many

of the crazed

shooting up

our most sacred

places

of knowledge

& hope.

too many guns

in too many hands

whose hands

are outstretched

not in giving, love,

and serving,

but in taking,

maiming, & killing.

god

there are too many guns

and yet not enough

guns

& not enough love

for the unhinged

& not enough care

& safety for

the crazed

nor help and security

for the lost

nor protection

for the innocent

nor guns enough

for the people who would

use them well

nor minds big enough

to understand

why one more person

has to die when

loneliness, isolation,

& despair

pulls that last

hopeless trigger.