Day 888
A father is walking his daughter
home from kindergarten
when shots are fired. The father
dies instantly, collapsed
on the ground. The child
has a serious head wound,
is rushed to a hospital,
dies of her injuries
two days later. A family
mourns. Why? Why
this child? This father?
The girl was so happy
that school had started.
She was learning
to read. Learning
addition. Subtraction.
A child and her father
are walking along a road.
How many does that make?
One plus one equals two.
A sniper sees them.
Bored. A long afternoon.
Shoots. Two take away two.
Zero.