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America

January 12, 2022
By BCosKnow221 PLATINUM, Orlando, Florida
BCosKnow221 PLATINUM, Orlando, Florida
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I can tell there is a problem,

because at fifteen I woke up, 

said my eternal goodbyes to my friends,

and walked onto my high school campus. 

I know there is an issue, 

because every day I walk into school 

with the knowledge that I may 

not leave on my own two feet,

that day, sitting in a classroom 

with tension thick enough to be

cut through with a knife-

shot through with a gun-

where every student and teacher in the room

has completely accepted 

that they may leave today 

in a body bag instead of the bus.


The author's comments:

America has its fair share of problems: this is just one of them.


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