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Olivia Rose Lanziero Azzolina, a 13-year-old seventh grader at Léman Manhattan Preparatory School.
BY OLIVIA ROSE LANZIERO AZZOLINA
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The hand that trembles uncontrollably, That grips the gun that fires at an open sea of smiling Faces. A mouth that shoots the Words that stop the heartbeat quick; grasp the breathing In a fist. A fist that punches the eyes of the pure and clean souls that stepped valiantly out of there Homes searching for the drug that injected smiles Onto their faces. The faces that longed for the antidote To a seemingly incomparable ribbon of pain tied in a perfect bow By the boy or girl that broke the heart that Did not know that the drug of happiness that came with Side effects. The side effect of death that night, Written on the label plastered to the bottle of sunshine that sat waiting in a club. Because love is love, is love, is love. You love that girl, you love that boy who Loves that boy, who loves that girl.
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The light switch of a life slammed down by the commanding Barrel of a gun. A gun purchased with a receipt — be sure to practice gun safety! But you didn’t listen. Your hatred crept into Your fingertips. Your chaotic mind, bleeding signals Dropping like army men. Their parachutes expanding, Slowing pin-drop thoughts oozing into that Crooked smile that sees the Good in your evil actions. Because love is love, is love, is love. Olivia Rose Lanziero Azzolina, a 13-year-old seventh grader at Léman Manhattan Preparatory School, wrote this poem in response to the Orlando tragedy for an English class taught by Aubrey Sherman. Sherman’s class recently completed a series of poetry workshops led by Savon Bartley, a spoken word artist from Urban Word NYC. June 23 - July 06, 2016 | GayCityNews.nyc