Lincoln's life would ebb away
Ford Theatre was the shocking scene
Of a real-life drama, which would mean
“Our American Cousin” soon became
The play with blood splashed on its name.
Down the barrel of a sure-held gun
John Wilkes Booth fired; a quick run
Amid the turmoil for the door
Blood splattered on the wooden floor;
The Civil War neared to its close
But this death shadowed all of those...
Abraham died before the peace
Not knowing violence would increase;
New guns are licensed every day;
Who remembers James Earl Ray
Who silenced Martin Luther King?
These killings have a hollow ring
JFK by Oswald shot
Jack Ruby could not rumours stop …
“Assassin” has an Arab source
It's “hashish-eater”; but of course
These noble men might not have died
If gunmen hadn't been supplied!
(c) Poet in the woods 2016
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