You Never Know Me

There's a rumbling in the streets Crowds scrammble to get away Outrun can they not Destruction of bullets spray A daily headline has become Mass shooting claims more lives All these thoughts and prayers Led only to good-byes You'll never know me For I'm no longer here For a moment, you'll remember Maybe shed a tear You'll never know me Or who I could become Taken out by a bullet I had no chance to outrun People cry in the streets Demand justice and change Found only is resistance No desire for productive exchange Blame becomes the focus It's not the guns they say People pull the trigger Still here we are, another bloody day You'll never know me For I'm no longer here For a moment, you'll remember Maybe shed a tear You'll never know me Or who I could become Taken out by a bullet I had no chance to outrun Own your guns Envoke your right There's no coming back Upon losing fight or flight I never wanted your guns Never wanted this pain Complacent bleeds red All hands now stained You'll never know me For I'm no longer here For a moment, you'll remember Maybe shed a tear You'll never know me Or who I could become Taken out by a bullet I had no chance to outrun @CherylBousquet 9/1/2019