Aurora, II: War and Peace

Aurora’s hidden pain is burning, back
Behind the story burning at the helm:
The shooter’s acting out within a realm
That’s hidden from reality.  The lack
Of any self-awareness may allay
Ability to prosecute him.  Damn.
When sanity is hidden on the lam,
It’s easier to lead the tale away
To tragedy within the poisoned mind
Of he who holds the weapon.  But it’s wrong.
The greater evil is amid the throng
Of people viewing images, unkind,
Of evil war within the killer’s head,
Forgetting all the peace within the dead.