It’s as grim as it gets
right now tonight
when all you want to do is buy beer
kick back and relax on a Saturday night
so you head down to your local grocery store
say hello to a few people you know
exchange comments about how the Bills might fare
then move toward the liquor section
and as you walk down the aisle
before you realize what’s going on
someone’s come through the door
gun blazing
and you watch
in slow-motion horror and numb terror
as neighbors around you are shot and die
perhaps a moment before you die too
because you wanted a beer on a Saturday night
Lanning Lee 