آمریکا! این پیوستِ خونین را پاره کن – شعری از مجید نفیسی

America! Tear up This Bloody Amendment

Majid Naficy

After the mass shooting in Orlando

Every time a lunatic shoots a gun

And kills innocent people

The lawmakers split in two camps:

One speaks of mental health

And the other of gun control,

But no action is taken.

Only the sale of guns goes up

With the number of petitions on the Internet.

How long should we stay spectators?

America! Tear up this bloody amendment.

Merchants of death say that the Second Amendment

Protects the lives of citizens

Against the federal government

And petty criminals.

But it is only a lie

To cover up their dirty hands.

To fight against despotism

We only need consciousness and organization

And to stand against crime

We need courts, police and rehabilitation

Not citizens with guns at their waists.

How long should we stay spectators?

America! Tear up this bloody amendment.

A gun, like chocolate and chips,

Is something tempting.

If you want to protect your family

Do not keep guns at home.

Many people have killed their partners

Because of sudden impulses

And teenagers have ended their lives

By their families’ revolvers.

Ah, I am tired of this situation.

If I had a handgun

I might have killed myself

Instead of writing this poem.

How long should we stay spectators?

America! Tear up this bloody amendment.

        June 12, 2016