WE CAN'T GO BACK IN TIME

There is no way at all
To go back in time and
Erase all the mass shootings
And heartaches they caused.

No way to erase the horror
And disbelief we all feel
Whenever this happens.  No
Way to bring back lives lost.

There is no way to understand
Why some people act the way
They do--feeling the need to
Cause destruction any way they can.

Why some people want revenge,
Or are having problems, so they take
It out on everyone else.  The FBI not
Following protocol is hard to understand.

Those returning vets with TBI's and PTSD
Need as much help and rehab as those
Who have lost limbs.  Just because they don't
Look sick, doesn't mean they aren't suffering inside.

People with mental illness don't always act strangely
So that you can tell.  But inside their minds--they're going
Through hell.  Some are ashamed and feel they're embarrassing.

People can't help it if they're born with a
Chemical imbalance.  They also can't help
If they're shy and reserved or feel they don't fit
In.  People around them need to change.

Don't bully, make fun of,  or demean others.  Doesn't
Matter if it's middle or high school, or college--or even
If you're someone's boss or co-worker.  If you do that,
You should be ashamed.