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after the rapid-fire,

the massacre,

the blood-spiller

shall lay down his arms,

commit to a moment-of-silence

for then shall he be absolved.

congregant, senator, priest,
celebrity commentator,
jokester, the nodding electorate,

couch potato, poem-writer, gunslinger,

the representer of the house, the sellers
and advocate defenders

of provisions for the common defense

at 30 rounds per 30 seconds
shall commit to,
at the stroke of the gavel,

a moment-of-silence
for then shall they be absolved.

“et ego te absolvo a peccatis tuis”