Our Code Red

Title: Our Code Red As I laid in my bed Not ready to face the day I get up to start new To start fresh But Little did I know That today I would go And not come back Woah. Who would have predicted That we would be restricted This was a code red. There was the silence. And we were unaware That we were in disrepair. And we were told to keep quiet. Shots fired. And he was higher. This body count amount Would not stop climbing And our timing? Was worse than anything And we could not bring Ourselves to swing anything To protect ourselves from his attack We could’ve used our backpacks To shield ourselves from the bullets flying But our school wasn’t complying With our need of feeling safe. And this is what killed us. We were all stifled As he was holding the rifle But we were so unskilled To handle this situation What was his temptation? To ruin the lives of others? What about our sisters and our brothers? Would we ever be able to go back to how things were? How was any of this fair!? Seventeen dead. How many more? How many will be ignored Turned away To face another day To be in, Our Code Red.