Another senseless shooting here at UNC Charlotte this week left families devastated. The student who tackled the gunman gave his life to save his classmates. The whole community is in mourning over the incident. Many turned out along the highway today as the young man was brought back to his hometown of Waynesville.
Rising from the ashes
the phoenix returns.
Bringing hope and strength
to all who hear
the tale of rejuvenation.
In this time of violence
destruction and mayhem,
personal devastation and loss
may seem to much to bear.
But, like the phoenix
life will return
And from the ashes
good will come.
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Painting: Dwight L. Roth
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So sad… beautiful painting
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Thank you very much! It really is sad!
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Let’s hold out hope that indeed some good will come of this senseless tragedy.
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It goes on and on and on. Why will those stubborn masses who fight gun control not be swayed??? $$$$
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Yes, money is usually the bottom line of many of our ills!
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Thanks for bringing this loss to light. It is so very sad.
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Very sad indeed!
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I hadn’t even heard this story. How sad, how awful, how appalling. It’s really hard to understand the American attitude to guns.
You raised goosebumps, by the way.
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It is very hard to control them when everyone has access to them. Thanks Sarah.
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A timely and very very sad post. I can not imagine the feelings of this young man’s parents….such a senseless loss. His selflessness no doubt saved many many lives and there is gratitude and adulation due him, and being expressed by many. But in the end, the question remains, how can this country do nothing about gun control when senseless devastation like this and Columbine and Newtown and on and on keep happening.
I look to New Zealand’s immediate action….so much more than “our thoughts and prayers.” I understand people’s beliefs that gun ownership is a personal right…but there are so many other steps between totally disarming a nation and leaving it the way it is. Okay…I’m done venting. Again, thank you for the post….may the Phoenix rise.
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Thanks Lillian for you thoughtful comments. I agree that there is much to be done to control the kind of weapons people can purchase!
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It seems these tragedies will never end.
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Seems that way!
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I love the hope you hold out Dwight, uplifting in the midst of despair.
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It is very disheartening to see the number of shootings that take place here in Charlotte on a regular basis. Mostly drugs and gang related!
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From over here, we just cannot believe the constancy of it all.
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May good come from the ashes.
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Powerful write Dwight. It is devastatingly sad when the “Another…” becomes commonplace when writing about such horror! So very wrong…
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Oh, you are so right Rob!
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I was not aware if this shooting. How terrible sad and what a brave young man. Your poem was beautiful Dwight 😢
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Thank you Christine. I was surprised the national media mentioned it, but did not jump on it like the more sensational ones.
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That’s the scary part …. it is becoming too commonplace and it barely gets mentioned😔
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You’re right!
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I pray that the good will truimph at the end. A very meaningful share Dwight.
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Thank you Grace! It seems that this kind of thing keeps happening over and over again. It will take some time to recover from each one.
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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I cannot understand the urge to murder, but maybe a heroic act like this might make a difference.
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It is such a sad tragedy. Only two persons lost their lives. The others are recovering.
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And just like the phoenix, let not our hope ever wilt nor die in hoping for a better tomorrow but let it always re awaken within us whenever we feel too weak…
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Yes, Very well said!
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