After what I have done

There is no place for me on this Earth

Do you know what it's like

To live with your heart ripped from your chest

 

I know the worst will never pass

Plug me in until you see my inside

Light me up and clear me away

Send me to Hell where I deserve to dwell

 

Wake up and heed the threat

Learn from all who are dead inside

Your world can change in an instant tragic split-second

Leave you desolate and decayed between life and death

 

With one shot of my gun

My limbs went numb

With one shot of my gun

My world clicked to death

 

With one shot of my gun

I destroyed the family I love

With one shot of my gun

I killed my only son

A Note from the author:

I wrote With One Shot of My Gun after I saw a news story about a father that mistakenly shot his only son, thinking his son was a home intruder. I found it unbelievable that the father ultimately (even if unwillingly) chose personal property over the life of his son.

Copyright © 2016 by John Mallozzi