The silence. The deafening silence. The silence where there once was laughter, smiles, hugs and kisses. The empty spaces where there was once a living, breathing human being so full of potential and life. The silence now speaks for them. The silence speaks and howls in pain and grief. There is no more there. Only grief, tears, and shrieks of pain and anguish.
The silence will never end; it will be there forever and ever. The silence will speak to the ages and ask, “What did you do?” “Why didn’t you stop this?’ The silence will speak for the lost children. Thoughts and prayers will never end the silence for it is forever. The voices of the murdered will be forever lost to silence, never to return and bring smiles and laughter to the loved ones. Grief and silence will be forever.
Our silence and failure to act will only make their loss more painful. We could have, we should have, if only we did we could have prevented the empty, silent spaces from happening. Our silence helped pull the trigger that caused the silence. When will America speak up for the powerless and weak and cease our silence? Have we lost our chance? Have we lost the moment to speak loud and clear that this must stop. And it must stop on our watch. Before the silence engulfs us all.
Kip Fonsh
Leverett