Droppin Dimes

Their hearts heavy
Heads high
Watched over
By loved ones lost

Strivers march down hilton
Their fists raised
Waving in the crisp fall air
Cheered on
By residents passing by

Believers march down hilton
Their spirits wounded
But ever so alive
Chanting those magic words
Enough is Enough

I attended a peace walk on Hilton Road that started around Green Street Academy in southwest Baltimore. I represented the State’s Attorney’s Office for the Southwestern Police District at the time. We ended the walk standing in front of Freddy P March’s Funeral Home, where both my granparents held their viewings. Although gun violence did not take my grandparents, being back at the home returned a strong feeling of loss. Yet how beautiful it was to see so many people so passionate about using their loved ones’ memories to motivate their fight to make those deaths the last of their kind.