The Right To Own A Gun Poem by RIC BASTASA

i have a gun

i need a gun
not because i need to kill
but because
i need to defend myself
from the
intruders

do not deny me
then
of my right to own a gun

you own a gun
many guns
and you are the government
and i am the plain
citizen Kane

do not deny me
the right to own one
you are the government
and you cannot protect
me every moment

inside the walls of my house
i am king
enter without my permission
and i must kill
for inside my house
no matter how humble
are the beams and doors
and windows
in here

i am king...