by Eric Greene
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| The Israelites were told that if they painted their doorposts with lamb's blood, their first-born child would not be killed by the angel. |
The Angel of Death
is running amok
and no amount
of lamb’s blood
smeared
on the schoolroom doors
will keep him away
Columbine, Red Lake, Virginia Tech
No cup of sweet wine
will dull the suffering
Sandy Hook, Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Santa Fe
No bitter herb
will burn
like a mother's pain
Oxford, Robb Elementary, Michigan State
In bondage
once again
with no exodus
in sight
we wait
for the next child
to be taken
The Covenant School…
Eric Greene is a longtime member of The Southeast Michigan Poetry Workshop Group. His poems have appeared in The New Verse News and other online publications.
is running amok
and no amount
of lamb’s blood
smeared
on the schoolroom doors
will keep him away
Columbine, Red Lake, Virginia Tech
No cup of sweet wine
will dull the suffering
Sandy Hook, Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Santa Fe
No bitter herb
will burn
like a mother's pain
Oxford, Robb Elementary, Michigan State
In bondage
once again
with no exodus
in sight
we wait
for the next child
to be taken
The Covenant School…
Eric Greene is a longtime member of The Southeast Michigan Poetry Workshop Group. His poems have appeared in The New Verse News and other online publications.