no one wants to live this way

take away all the guns
so the insane
can't shoot anyone.

take away all the knives
so no one can be
stabbed.

remove all the sharp objects
so when we fall,
it won't mean death.

stop building cars
so no one will
become the victim
of a hit and run.

rip out our tongues
so our words
can no longer harm.

take away the sun
so our skin remains
pristine.

take the breath
from our lungs
so we may not
inhale the toxins.

pluck out our eyes
so we cannot witness
the crimes of the flesh.

find a way to
lock us all up
so we cannot
harm the innocent.

take away our education
by making it so expensive
we run from the truth
so we may never ask the
questions that may lead
to the truth..

and when nothing remains,
we can wait to rot.