funny, isn't it?
no one ever really thinks
about what happens
after a school shooting
someone has to wander
down each hall
and tear out stained carpet
darkened and then thrown out
someone has to clean the walls
spray down each brick
with disinfectant
cleansing away what remains
someone has to look through
old lockers
give jackets and folders
to parents
someone has to convince
everyone else
to come back tomorrow
that it's fine now
someone has to stay in bed
someone has to sit alone at lunch
someone has to have a substitute
someone has to reconsider
saying the pledge of allegiance
Sep 11, 2018
Sep 11, 2018 at 9:18 PM UTC
funny, isn't it?
no one ever really thinks
about what happens
after a school shooting
someone has to wander
down each hall
and tear out stained carpet
darkened and then thrown out
someone has to clean the walls
spray down each brick
with disinfectant
cleansing away what remains
someone has to look through
old lockers
give jackets and folders
to parents
someone has to convince
everyone else
to come back tomorrow
that it's fine now
someone has to stay in bed
someone has to sit alone at lunch
someone has to have a substitute
someone has to reconsider
saying the pledge of allegiance