Oh My America

Mama Duke…Mama Dukes…I’ve been shot through my heart.

Oh, my God…oh, my baby…what’s happened to you?

I don’t know, Mama…I’ve been shot…is that my blood…am I bleeding?

Why, in God’s mercy…oh, my only son…why?

I don’t know mama…don’t be mad…I was just buying candy.

Oh, my baby…what has happened…? Yes, you are bleeding.

Mama… I was buying candy…don’t be mad…I was only buying…

Oh, my baby…oh, my son…oh, my God…this can’t be true…

Oh My America.

This article appears in November 2014.