Sandy Hook Pleas Sandy Hook pleas: this madness must cease, Before the end of humanity, as God

decrees: Stop all the violence, evil hands that squeeze, Instruments that kill, one another with ease. Sandy Hook pleas: vanquish this disease, That overtook our lives, in a moment's freeze, Before our time to learn, the birds and the bees, Not enough even to say goodbye to our dreams. Sandy Hook pleas: shield us from the siege, That threatens to stifle us, down on our knees, Have the courage to listen, the sense to appease, Our warm soft voices in the cold winter breeze. By Arturo Tora (20 Dec 2012)