New Haven Police Officer Dean Reynolds submitted the following poem, which his his high school-aged daughter Brianna Reynolds (pictured) wrote in memory of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.
Bringing a gun and making a scene.
Killing everybody that’s not on your team.
Shots were fired as hearts stopped.
Calls were made waiting for the cops.
Ambulance arrived, but it was too late.
20 kids deprived of their fate.
Tears dropped, how could this be?
Innocent kids gone so quickly.
They had big dreams wanting to succeed.
But everything changed once he pulled the “T.”
Parents were shocked hoping it’s not real.
Their child was so close, but now they can’t feel.
Hardest thing to do is say goodbye to their touch.
Seeing them once meant so much.
You won’t see them again, but they’re still here.
Or maybe they never left, so don’t lose a tear.
how could someone do this? It doesn’t seem right.
Society changed everything, turning day into night.
My heart goes out to those affected.
I’ll pray for you child, and those who protected.
Always remember be bigger than the bullet.
A bullet only kills but your words can move it.
Rest in paradise
Elementary School shooting
Newtown, 2012