Author: Crystal Ignatowski
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A POEM TO MY DAUGHTER AT THE AMUSEMENT PARK SHOOTING RANGE by Crystal Ignatowski
Nearly five. You only know good people. You still dream of castles, of knights on horses, of growing long hair. Three states away is another shooting. Pop pop. Bang Bang. You just touched your first fake gun last week. The amusement park buzzed like electricity ready to go out. You pointed the barrel at yourself.…