It turns us numb

Our children go off into the world,

We’ve given them the tools,

They know about good,

And evil,

They know that they need to beware

Be smart

Be aware

Be alert

And yet,

Even in the light of day,

Away from the familiar shadows,

A bright day

Brings unexpected

Tragedy.

It turns us numb

And feeling helpless

Because we can’t live in fear

But we can’t stop it.

My heart breaks today for everyone near UCSB. Wishing peace and healing.

~ Juliette aka Vampire Maman

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Raani York says:

June 10, 2014 at 6:05 am

I don’t know how it is to leave a child “into the world”… but sometimes I had wished my mother had let me “fly” instead of clinging on me as tightly as she could until this day.

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Juliette Kings says:

May 17, 2019 at 1:23 pm

Reblogged this on West Coast Review and commented:

This was written in 2014 at the time of the UCSB shootings. I am still numb. There are still school shootings. This shouldn’t be happening.

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