[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 27, 2019)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E219] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] DO THE WRITE THING ______ HON. DONNA E. SHALALA of florida in the house of representatives Wednesday, February 27, 2019 Ms. SHALALA. Madam Speaker, I would like to include in the Record a poem written by Emma Tews, an eighth-grade student at Herbert A. Ammons Middle School in Miami-Dade County. Gun violence does not only impact those who have lost loved ones; children like Emma know that we are in the midst of a gun violence epidemic and they fear for their lives. Do the Write Thing (By Emma Tews) Every day we wake up To the news of something bad happening School shootings, terrorist attacks, violence We have gotten used to seeing it It's not a surprise anymore Every day we wake up We see bad things happen around us Pain that people experience Hate that people give We see it every day Every day we wake up It's just another day in the cycle We see things that we are immune to We are told to walk away Or run Every day we wake up A part of our generation's youth is taken away Other people's pain turned into violence There is so much hate in our world Nobody realizes Every day we should wake up We shouldn't ignore it We should seek a change We shouldn't run We should love ____________________