Sparing none,
It spread far and wide,
Embracing its victims with a death's grip
The pain of a bullet
The pain of fear
A fellow classmate filled with rage
Filled with pain
There were signs, there were signals
The bullying, the self-hate
We warned you
We alerted you
You took it as a joke
Didn't even care
Now we lay dead
Dead from a gun
Our classmate argued you
Begged for help
Just to be pushed aside
They told you their pain
Just to be brushed off
Now you blame them for murder
Blame them for killing
You should've listened
You were advised
You were informed
The gesture was there
The posture, the motion
Now you have to deal with grief
Grief of the students
Grief of the parents
Grief of the shooter
The pain they caused
The pain they feel
The pain we feel
To have a good life
Have people who care
Have love to give
Just to have it taken away
To have someone take it away
You didn't want to listen
Didn't want to care
The consequence is in your hands
You caused this
You let this happen
Sons and daughters
Aunts and uncles
Even parents
Siblings
Gone in a flash
Gone with a single 'click'
And you just sat there
Sat like everything was right
You should've listen first
Maybe, just maybe
We would've lived
Could've lived
But you've made your choice
Now you have to live with it
Live with the blood in our hands
The bodies in your closet
And the demons under your bed
The amount of damage you caused
Should drive you insane
Insane with pain
Pain of the dead
Pain of those left
Pain of those alone
The loss of family
The loss of friends
The loss of partners
You never understood
Maybe now
With the hauntings of those you wronged
Youll finally think about
How...
You should've listened
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