murders
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Women die to violence, warranted by their gender
the flashing headlights don't warn her of imminent death
never looking in the backseat, so naive, so tender
car in park, death's arms, a man's arms, steal her breath
"Violence is not the answer" -
this all smart people know.
But "Guns cause the problems,
and so they must go" -
This second phrase is
added by the ones
who see the threat not as
