One nation under gun

Their names
Will never drip from lips without sorrow
Flesh torn from bone
The smell of pennies pooling
Only the butcher learns in an abattoir
But the doors will reopen
I pledge allegiance
To the flag
Of the United States
Of ammunition
And to the Republicans
Whom we can no longer stand
One nation
Under the gun
utterly divided
With enmity
And injustice for all
Said with hand over Kevlar heart
As they learn about the boys
Taught to slaughter them
And the men who uphold the Right
Knowing they are a fresh entry in the bloody books
Of our history
Their assignment
Common Core
Undone because they’ve tasted the rotten apple
Seen every child left behind
And they’re writing on every board
“I will not let this happen again”