For Virginia Tech

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onlymystory

Circus Ringmaster
Knight of the Noble Order
There were builders.
Builders of a future.
Gone.
There were dreamers.
Dreamers of a future.
Gone.
There were lovers.
Lovers of this world.
Gone.

No one ever deserves to die
Least of all in the blink of an eye
Gone is their light that always shone
I've never felt quite so alone
Yet I know to remain in my tears
Gives no honor to those no longer here
So I'll dream.
I'll build a better world.
And I'll love.
Oh yeah, I'm gonna love.

There are builders.
Building a legacy.
Today.
There are dreamers.
Dreaming of hope.
Today.
And they love.
Love their world.
Today.

No one ever deserves to die
Least of all in the blink of an eye
Gone is their light that always shone
I've never felt quite so alone
Yet I know to remain in my tears
Gives no honor to those no longer here
So I'll dream.
I'll build a better world.
And I'll love.
Oh yeah, I'm gonna love.

So dream.
So love.
We'll build a better world.
And remember those who've gone.
 
Yes, it is always easier to destroy than to build. Without condemning those uses of force which are necessary in the fight against evil, wanton destruction is the act of a coward.
 
No I don't and I don't know of anyone who does. But I couldn't sleep last night so I just started writing and that was what came out
 
I was thinking the same thing...it would be a cool song. That's really good OMS!!! It's got a great message...very nice.
 
That's what I thought, too, that it must be lyrics to a song. Nice work, Melissa!

I liked that they were builders. Apropos of that, my friend Gary Bauer at the Campaign for Working Families said:
As we search for some “meaning” or lesson from the Virginia Tech massacre,
it is predictable that we will read endless analysis of the life and mind
of the killer, Cho Seung-Hui. But what about those he killed?

Lauren McCain, 20 years old, form Hampton, Virginia was a freshman. On her
MySpace page she told readers she had two heroes, Jesus Christ and her
brother.

Austin Cloyd, 18, originally from Illinois, loved kids and spent his
summers on mission trips to Appalachia to minister to the poor.

Liviu Librescu, 76, was a Holocaust survivor from Romania, who fought
communism in his home country before moving to Israel. He was murdered on
Holocaust Memorial Day, as he tried to keep the killer out of his classroom
until his students could flee.

Matthew La Porte, 20, was in the corps of Air Force cadets at Virginia Tech
and reportedly died trying to help others who had already been shot.

Rachael Hill, 18, graduated from Grove Avenue Christian School in Richmond,
Virginia and was described as “gracious” and “loving.”

Ryan Clark, 22, was the resident advisor killed in the dorm when he
responded to sounds of violence. He was pursuing a triple major in
psychology, biology and English.

The list - of 32 people filled with promise and hope - goes on and on.
They won’t get nearly the amount of “ink” as the man who murdered them, but
they and their families deserve our prayers and our remembrance.
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It's a little tribute to some of those who were taken. :(
 
On the poem/song--very good OMS. It was perfect expression.

And thanks Inky for sharing that quote--its hard when you know nothing about the people. Now I can pray with a deeper understanding. :(
 
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