Cruel

To raise awareness.

April 20th, 1999.
They were sitting there, doing their class work,
When the gunman came in to columbine high school.
They didn't do anything wrong, they died innocent.
And they watched their friends and peers die with them.

July 20th, 2012.
They sat in the dark, watching "The Dark Knight Rises."
When the guman came into the aurora theatre.
They didn't do anything wrong, they died innocent.
And they watched family and friends die with them.

December 14th, 2012.
They were so young, sitting doing their schoolwork.
When the gunman came into sandy hook elementary school.
They didn't do anything wrong, they died young and innocent.
And they watched their friends and peers die with them.

September 7th, 2013
And I'm sitting here wondering in the dark,
Where will the gunman attack next?
They didn't do anything wrong, they died innocent.
And we watched our friends and peers and strangers die.

Author's Note

So, if you didn't know, there have been three major shootings that I know of in Colorado, and I wanted to just kind of put them out there for people to know. I am honestly wondering, who are gunmen planning on attacking next?

Reviews

[Missphit]

We just had a shooting here in Spring,TX right outside of Houston at a middle school which scares me to death because I have 6 children, 5 of which are still in school. I remember all of the incidents you wrote about vividly and it saddens me. What has the world come to?
We all need the reminders, no matter how heart wrenching they may be.
Gone but not forgotten.

[Silent Wolf]

Thank you for the review, and yes, it is heart wrenching. I hope your kids are all safe and live to grow old!

[Death Girl]

I have a confession to make. I put serious thought into taking my dads gun and shooting everyone who made fun of me. I wanted them to all pay for how they made me feel. They deserve to die. They say that I am the waste of space that needs to die but all they do is bring everyone down while i am trying to make something of my life. What stopped me from shooting up the school was my friend-who i am no longer friends with-i didn't want to hit her and be her killer. I wouldn't be able to live knowing that i killed her because I had to get even. I even had everything planned out to a t but there were to many things that I didn't know that could go wrong.

[Silent Wolf]

Wow. That is very interesting. I never thought of that, but I have thought of killing all my enemies. I never thought of how, I just thought of killing them.

[Death Girl]

I had it all planned but then you don't know if you would have a substitue that day and then they get hurt you don't know if they deside to do a locker check and find the gun or you drop you bag to hard and the gun goes of before its time you don't know where all the camras are at. I had most of it planned and I still think about killing them but i want to live life not be in jail but then i would kill myself after but i want to have my books published and everything

[Silent Wolf]

Yeah, I don't want to go to jail, but I have thought about it. My idea involves a fire, matches. Make the fire alarms disfunction so they don't go off, then leave. That or some other way to kill them.

[Death Girl]

i think more people have thought about it they just wont tell you that they have

[Silent Wolf]

I know. I'm just very open about my life and thoughts. Bt I don't tell everybody, honestly...

[Silent Wolf]

If somebody shares something like me, then I feel like I should share what I think as well.

[Phillitup]

It's great of you to write about this because many people are scared to. It has to be put into words though...just as you have done.

-Dell

[Silent Wolf]

Thank you. I tend to write about the darker subjects such as this, so I thought this was write down my alleyway. Plus, I was thinking one day about it while sitting writing, and I'm like "Hey, let's write this!" :3

[Phillitup]

I find that the best ideas come when your mind is wandering, you're open to finding more than when you are searching for something you can't find.

[Silent Wolf]

Same here. I came up with two ideas after a lock down drill at my school (Not a real lock down, a practice) One is posted on here, and it's called "Chance" ^-^

[Phillitup]

I'll check that out!

[Phillitup]

I can't find it! :(

[Silent Wolf]

Ohhhhh one second...

[Silent Wolf]

Alright try now.

[Coyote Poetry]

Cannot allow fear to overtake us. The schools had increase security and pay better attention. My daughter school caught a boy planning a attack. I believe we need to listen to kids who are in trouble. Better to stop a attack than to be in one. Thank you for the powerful poem. Our schools need to be safe places.
Coyote

[Silent Wolf]

Thank you for reading. :)

[C. Rose]

Really powerful, great message, strengthened by the repetition. Can't think of anything constructive to say for this one, just good job :D

[Silent Wolf]

Thank you, tlm. :)

[Megara]

Wow this is just so emotional and kind of frightening.it opens up your eyes to the reality that you have no idea where a gunman will strike next.and all those innocent children...

[Silent Wolf]

Not just children. The first was the columbine choosing, then the aurora theatre shooting, then sandy hook elementary school. It really opens your eyes, doesn't it? People are insane and scary...

[Megara]

I know..it's just so.....

[Silent Wolf]

So... What? *purses lips in anticipation*

[Megara]

Terrible really..it's a sad day when innocent people are killed for absolutely no reason.

[Silent Wolf]

It is. It is. :/

[icelandicblue]

Keeping the memory of these tragic events keeps them in the forefront of discussion so that we can prevent them from happening in the future. There are some things that should never be forgotten.

[Silent Wolf]

Yes, that is oh-so-true. Thank you for reading and reviewing. :)

[Ren Black]

The concept of this is very well portrayed and the repetition really helps to convey your message. Well done.

[Silent Wolf]

Thanks. I don't do a lot of poetry, but when I do I like to use rhyme and repetition. :3

[sasha]

very good emotional piece, and I feel tension, thank you for sharing.

[Silent Wolf]

Thank you for reading. :3

[MoriartyMesa]

This is the sort of work that reminds most of us we may need to take that step from keeping mad men and nut jobs from spreading damage. I took this as a call to the average man, who needs to make that choice, protect or hide?






I'm no stranger to seeing someone put down in a shoot out, California SF aint all movie stars and sunshine.

[Silent Wolf]

Thank you so much for reading. (No idea how to reply so yeah...)