Precious Lives

Precious Lives
(by Meghan Lyn Reinhart and Ashley Rachel Mather)
In the suburb in Colorado In a nice calm high school Freshmen to seniors are just keeping it cool Til around 11:30 they hear gunshots in the halls They look out their classroom and see kids held to the wall Two boys in trenchcoats shooting away and for some, this was their last day People, scared, hid in shock As they went around asking if they were jocks So many hurt people couldn't help but mourn As 15 precious lives were torn Hiding behind desks, trying to keep calm As triggers went off and so did the bomb Shrapnel flew through skin it tore Hide from the killers, barracade the door They started to scream, they started to cry Praying to God that they just wouldn't die Some remained trapped, some got out and they didn't have a clue what this was all about Outside were the media and press Getting the details about the mess About 4 hours later mostly everyone was out and now all they could do is cry and shout It's not fair, crimes commited by Eric and Dylan Because they're unfair and hate, is no reason to kill them There is so much hate in the world today and all we can do is hope and pray That one day violence will end in this poem we have a message to send That you shouldn't hate; it's unfair and cruel Treat others how you want to be treated and that's the golden rule. Copyright � 1999 Meghan Lyn Reinhart and Ashley Rachel Mather