Shots

 

shots break the calm 

pierce your thoughts

what you think about 

don’t matter what 

 

you could pretend 

nothing’s connected

then again 

you could be dead

 

hear the kids

think about children 

what happens next

no one says 

 

listening to students 

rapping through phones 

safe in your classroom 

lockdowns as jokes

 

shots are heard 

round the world

in your block 

after work