the blood of my heart

my life as a student

Today in school I learned

How to disarm a gunman

There was something so appalling

And disturbing

About this

The fact that children

Are being taught how to fight

An active shooter

While our politicians

Ignore the problem

At the assembly where we learned how to do this

We were told that this is

A "life skill"

Being able to survive through the school day

Is a "life skill"

We were told that

"This is just the way it is"

And that we "have to accept"

That we might to to school one day

But not leave

Essentially

We were told that there is nothing

We can do about this gun problem

And that we should sit

And be complacent

Sit

And die.

We were also told that it is our responsibility

To "stop the shooter"

I would say

That as students

It is our responsibility to learn

To do homework

And to study

I would never in a million years say that

I, as a student

Have an inherent responsibility

To stop a gunman

Lastly,

We were told that being kind

Stops school shootings

We were told that

If we weren't so mean to each other

This wouldn't happen.

So basically,

The students

The victims

Were blamed for the actions of a gunman

To close the assembly

We were told that we are safe in school

However,

That is very contradicting

If we were really safe in school

Why did we have to have this assembly

If we were really safe in school

Then why was I interviewed by the police

Last year due to a shooting threat

If we were really safe in school

Than why did I spend over an hour

Hiding in a closet