It’s just a normal day
I wake up at 5
Go for a run
Don’t eat anything
Even though my head feels light
It’s just a normal day
I get off the bus
And go to my first class
I complain about a test
That I know I will pass
It’s just a normal day
Second period
The loudspeaker hums
Must be a drill
Like the hundreds we’ve done
It’s just a normal day
I hear the footsteps
Running down the hall
And the screams
That aren’t normal at all
It’s just a normal day
My best friend won’t respond
I text my parents with shaking hands
Wondering if I’ll soon be gone
It’s just a normal day
I hear the doorknob rattle
The desks are piled in front
But we still stay hidden
Too scared to confront
The monster that no longer lives
Under the bed
Instead it’s here
Filling me with dread
It’s just a normal day
The bang goes off
And the desks topple down
A girl starts to cry
And I wish I could drown
In her tears because
That’s better than what’s coming
It’s just a normal day
There’s a man there
Holding what reminds me of a water gun
Like I would use on summer days
When I was quite young
It’s just a normal day
But all I can think of
Is that we will fade away
Another statistic
A headline for people to pray
That their kids won’t go through this
And yet it’s the reality we live in
It’s just a normal day
Because I’ve learned to be afraid