Used to be Simply Reading 'riting 'rithmetic Little kids sat and dreamt But seems now Since Columbine Those letters stand For running 'rithing react Quickly to loud bangs Lock the doors Hide under desks Wait for swat Pray you make it. Let's thank all the drugs Given to kids Since birth when they Cry too much Or throw a fit Thank the NRA And your on the dole Senators and representatives. Thank the mental health cutbacks In the budget Thanks deadbeat parents. Thanks to society for Making life the things we Value least. But hero's and martyrs Have been made too, Along with all the dollars For reelection campaigns. So, next time your child heads off For school Hug the ******* hell Out of them. It just may be The last chance You ever get To tell them That you love them.