The Headline...

Dear Bomber,

You fucking coward! No warning? That means it was very random and you do know that cowards don't last in the wilderness, don't you? I am over you crazy ass people killing and harming innocent people; innocent children. You want to do this horrible & inhumane shit, take your ass somewhere where you will be appreciated; this is not the place. You better hope that you are legally reprimanded before anyone else gets their hands on you; I personally hope that you are thrown into the wilderness of the savages in this country so they can tare your ass apart. Oh and I hope that you pay close attention to the president; when it comes to threats to our people it is truly not what you would like to do here. I feel somehow that you believe that you are scaring someone. When people like you continue to threaten the lives of innocent humans and children, you have only made us angry; not scared... Trust and believe there is no fear here. 

Alexis, a citizen of the United States of America

3 Killed 144 Injured      No Warning 

 ......is what the headline read this morning at about 7:45am, the day after the Boston Marathon Bombing. While I was in the gym, working out on one of the machines, the headline was the first message I saw on the TV screen that was directly in front of me. As I read the caption and watched the pictures of the before and after scenes, I had to put my head down after a moment so I could breathe a little harder to stop the tears from pouring down my eyes; there were people around & all I could do was frown. Its sad. I don't know these people but this effected me; it hurts; it's sad. I am convinced our world is going to shit. Tragedies like this are the reasons that we should always forgive, the reason we should make sure the people closest to us know how loved they are by you. I am mushy to everyone close to me because I need them to know how much I do love and cherish them; you're here today and can be gone tomorrow. We need to love our neighbors as we love ourselves. Now if you don't love yourself, then you need to get that shit together and love the people who love you. Cherish the life that is around you & the life that you have; the life that so many people lose every second of the day. 

Watching the news in America is very depressing; I can't imagine how depressed I might become in a 3rd world country where behavior like this is very common. I was not going to express my feelings about this tragedy because I don't know how to express what this feels like. Obama made a statement on yesterday, the day of the bombing and I think what stuck out not just to me but to everyone who watched or heard the speech, was when he said, "We still do not know who did this or why," he said from the Brady Press Briefing Room, cautioning people against jumping to conclusion. "But make no mistake, we will get to the bottom of this, and we will find out who did this, we'll find out why they did this." 

Any individuals or groups responsible for the "senseless" bombing, he added, will "feel the full weight of justice." 

Pay attention.