School Shootings by Milo
The bell tolled, an ominous sign, class has ended Hurrying to the next class We freeze Click-clack-click-clack Someone coming down the hallway Click-clack-click-clack Coming closer Click-clack-click-clack Getting faster Click-clack-click-clack-click-clack A man with a gun is slightly visible Click-clack-click-clack We run Click-clack-bam The piercing sound of a bullet shot through the hallway It echoed in my mind over and over as I ran, terrified Click-clack-bam Aztec High School Click-clack-bam Marshall County High Click-clack-bam Sandy Hook Elementary Click-clack-bam Racial Profiling By: Milo Down the highway Going 55 Brand new car Registered a week ago Police car and the sirens In the mirror I pull over Questions asked Answers given Car towed, my expense Hotel for the night Went to court they didn’t repay me Driving while black. A Drive By: Milo A long sandy stretch of road Driving on the loud lane in New Mexico already wasn’t fun Especially the bad smelling rental car, My coffee hides the odor. Suddenly, Blue lights flashing in my eye Police Again The third time this month. A black woman on a drive Is that so threatening? Ask your questions You think I couldn’t possibly have a licence? You think I have to be hiding something? You think The car must be stolen? Or could it be I’m just A black woman on a drive And you are racist Concert In a jacket or behind a bag, Being in a classroom is certainly a drag Loaded or not both equally scary And definitely if you have ammo to carry Automated weapons cause terrifying dreams And some think they are great it seems, While others look with great displease In the end the lesson is clear Don’t use guns, especially with beer L.V. By: Milo October 1st The Las Vegas strip Gun in position Loaded Bump stock ready Hannah Ahlers Heather Alvarado Dorene Anderson Carrie Barnette Jack Beaton Steve Berger Candice Bowers Denise Burditus Sandy Casey 1 second Andrea Castilla Denise Cohen Austin Davis Thomas Day Jr. Christiana Duarte Stacee Etcheber Brian Fraser Keri Galvan Dana Gardner 2 seconds 540 per minute Round after round |