Gun Control by Michael Rocharde

There’s a mass shooting now every day

“Nothing we can do”, the politicians say.

“Gun control does not work”, they add

“And the protests are just a fad,

That will soon pass.”

To which I reply “Kiss my arse,

You’re just weak and spineless; 

Not to mention mindless.

If you cared at all about the dead

You would be seeing red,

But you only care about the green

Which is more than a little obscene.

The NRA pulls your strings

And you take their word for things

That are patently absurd

But you listen to every word

Repeating all of their lies

To the people you despise

Cause once they voted for you

Their usefulness is through.

You resort to platitudes

Said to confuse the multitudes,

But behind the scenes

You know you have the means

To reduce the killing

But that wouldn’t be thrilling

Because it’s publicity you seek

Every time you speak

With photo ops abounding

So you’re in the paper every day.

Claiming that all we need to do is pray.

WTF is wrong with you

Apart from being scum, through and through.

You have absolutely no feeling

For families, and communities, that are grieving

And you’ll bemoan the fact it is so bad

Whilst claiming to be sad

But in truth you don’t care

It’s just another scare.

For every vote you lose

There’s dollars and booze

To more than adequately compensate

You for those that loudly berate

And say you’re a useless piece of shit

Holding office for which you are unfit.

If you were stood in front of a wall,

Perhaps you would be held in thrall

While a madman takes his shot.

Now he might miss or he might not,

But, in any case, I’d wish him luck

Because, as a human being, you suck!”

There’s a mass shooting now every day

“Nothing we can do!”, the politicians say.

© Michael Rocharde, June 6, 2022