"Happy New Year"

 January 3: ISIS bombs former US base. 15 killed. "Happy New Year!"   January 7: Car bomb explodes at Libyan police station. 60 killed. 200 wounded. "Where is Libya"   February 8: ISIS executes 300. "I'm so glad I don't live over there"   March 22: 3 Suicide bombers attack Brussels"Huh, it's not in the Middle East"   June 12: Gunman opens fire at LGBT nightclub in Orlando. "I can't believe this would happen in America! #pride "   June 28: 3 Suicide bombs explode in Istanbul airport."Why doesn't CNN ever play good news stories"  July 5: Police shoot black man 7 times in Baton Rouge. "That's not how I heard it on FOX"   July 6: Man shot 7 times in Minnesota by police. Girlfriend and 4 year old daughter were in car. "#bluelivesmatter"   July 7: Sniper kills 5 police officers in Dallas. "#blacklivesmatter"  July 14: Truck drives through crowd in Nice, France. 77 killed. "Change your Facebook profile picture to support Nice"   August 3: Toxic shelling in civilian area of Syria. "Make America Great Again"   August 6: Islamic State kidnaps 3000. "I'm with Her"   November 8: Militants kill one soldier and 3 others were injured in Afghanistan. "Your president Mr. Trump."  December 25: 13 stabbed in the Congo. "Merry Christmas to all!"   December 31: Remote controlled bomb explodes killing a police officer and Solider. "Happy New Year!" 

This poem is about: 
My community
My country
Our world

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