Evelyn Was
I Don't Like Mondays....sadly still relevant.
Evelyn was a beacon, at 9, a radiant light, they say, in her obituary. She should have been. She could have been. She would have been. Been. But taken. Cindy ‘Cici’ Peak was taken, too. A woman of faith and a spitfire teacher they say. 61 and mom to seven, sister to six, was, that is. Hallie Scruggs, William Kinney, both 9, both taken, same as Evelyn.
Katherine Koonce was 60 and head of the school. Big Mike Hill was 61 and the beloved custodian. Both taken. Audrey Hale, 28 and haunted. Sadly, horribly took, then was taken. Sad beyond sad, again and again, and again, 19 since the new year began. Then words again, and again, and again, where’s the action? Boomtown Rats wrote I Don't Like Mondays more than 40 years ago, after the 1979 shooting at Cleveland Elementary took two in San Diego. What more do we need to know? How much longer do we let this go on?
When will ever learn...
Thank you 🙏