Note that her poem didn’t say they were moving on, but rather that they were taking the time to grieve. In an upbeat way she told the students that there was a time to mourn, and that time was now, and it was OK to reflect on their own loss and grief before moving on to closure.
I could have done without the 2nd verse with all the other “tragedies”, but I guess that’s why I’m not a world-renowned poet. That or my skin color.
Understood, but the message was clearly that the institution, Virginia Tech, and the students would go on. They were not to blame for the tragedy and the best way to honor those who died was to continue to move forward.