By: Katie Tribiano

Everyday news filling peoples mouths and minds

Stories circulating the media

Posts being liked and commented on, while lives are being lost

Rumors spread like wildfire about where the next shooting will take place

Prayers being sent out, hearts being broken like twigs

We like to say that we have world peace

But that is simply an illusion

The message that the dove carries across the world and into peoples homes

Headline after headline being flipped through in the daily newspaper

Attack after attack

While people hope the next one will not affect them

Families grieving

Tears falling down their pale, white faces

Tears overflowing their eyes like a river when it rains

The feeling of loss and nervousness run through people’s minds

Hearts beating faster than ever

Maybe you will never hear the ear piercing sound of a gunshot

But it will forever be stuck in the minds of those who have experienced it

More mouths drop when another story hits the public

Ideas are discussed and allies are made, but the sickness grows

Rules are made, then broken

Reinforcements are discussed for the sake of the people

The next day the dove flies back out to carry the message