Look out the window
We see smoke
Children choking on
The chaos
The media played us
Trained us
To only see enemies
But after the smoke clears
After the sirens you hear
Carry the wounded
Out of here

I only see broken bodies
Shattered glass
And past that
I see lost dreams
All those fires
Go smoking
Choking gas
Smoking clouds
Of dark blue and grey
Billowing and swallowing
All that we can see
Fires blasting pass
It’s all in the past

Pictures and videos
on facebook, tumblr,
youtube and google
We could have been
More attentive
But there are so many other things
To see and do