Hate laced lead projectiles
pierce through a peaceful Providence.
A rush to usher innocents
towards shuttered confinements
that smell of fear.
Ivy League opulence
left tarnished by trauma.
A city in mourning.
A community canvassed.
A campus locked down.
An inexhaustible entourage
of law enforcement
enveloping the East Side.
A grisly demise
for a miniscule man.
We are fragile human beings,
who understandably break,
but always piece it back together
somehow…
Dedicated to the families and victims of the Brown University shooting
Photo from the author