Music filled the air
midst the excitement of
fun lovers
lost in the joy of rhythm and
euphoric beats
until
the tone turned
suddenly sour
as gun shots punctuated
the night
followed by those
screams of sirens
and people in a panic.
Blood spattered faces
gazed silently back
at anxious onlookers
crying, calling,
WHY?
Where is God?
But God was present
in the love of strangers
helping strangers
holding those whose breaths
grew shallow
from the slow ebb
of bright red blood
oozing out
on the crazy stage of life.
Evil air had blown in,
and what was once life giving
was now covered
by the death knell.
Will it ever end?
This senseless shooting
repeats itself
and the world yells,
then settles back
into a strange normalcy.