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4/20 The School Walkout

At 10:00 am, less than 100 students walked out to the flagpole

for our school's second walkout.

While there was less than one fourth of the population from the first walkout,

it was so much more powerful.

So many voices were heard.

We screamed, cried, laughed, read poems,

and all silently wished for a riot; wished for change.

We all wished that we didn't have to do this.

Wished that we didn't have to fear being shot at school,

the place where we are supposed to be safest.

But in that moment,

we were one.

We hugged, rested our heads on each other's shoulders,

and were one giant support system.

We are going to make change.

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Written by
bumbleberries
16 / M
Published
Apr 20, 2018
Lines·Words
15·116
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#walkout#school#violence#enough#parkland#love#schoolwalkout#endgunviolence#gun
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