Dear Connecticut
Angels,
I am sorry.
I am terribly sorry for
those last minutes of your lives spent
with unimaginable terror
and fear. I am so terribly sorry
for no one was able to calm you or offer you a pair of warm arms when your own warmth
slowly left your little bodies. I am so sorry that nobody was there to tell you
that everything is gonna be okay, even though it won’t be.
My heart is bleeding
for you for
having spent your last moments
here on earth
witnessing man’s cruelty. I could only hope that it happened so fast that you
didn’t feel the pain or didn’t have time to process everything that was happening
as to have totally lost all your childhood innocence to the indescribable evil
that has befallen that man.
Please forgive
all of us, forgive this world for having not able to protect you. Forgive this
world for having failed to offer you a safe haven. Forgive this world for
having taken away your whole lifetime away from all of you----the Christmases,
the candles to be blown, the friendships to be formed, the teenage dilemmas, the
chance of falling in love and having your hearts be broken, the chasing of some
elusive dreams, the tears to be shed and laughter to be roared, the weddings to
be planned, the places to go to---please forgive us.
What I can
only offer now is my prayer, coupled with the confidence that you are in your
own safe little place in heaven----free from any fears, free from pain, free from
cruelty, free from any bullets that can stop the flapping of your own little
pair of wings.
We may have
failed to protect you, but please know that despite its cruelty, this world loves
you Connecticut angels and we will continue to pray for you.
You will
all be remembered for a long, long time.
Praying for
all of you,
Teacher Au
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