We're Next

Whispers travel in the halls at school

Weaving into people's brains

And people decide whether they like

What is going on

In a split second

Because they need to impress their friends

News outlets

Have pictures

Plastered on every page

But just pictures

No explanation

These kids

See the pictures

And act

Irrationally

Write things

On bathroom stall walls

And in their notebook

These kids

Don't understand

They don't have to push back

On what is happening

These kids

Don't care

They think adults

Will solve

The problems in the world

When adults caused them

Because we can't vote

These kids

Need to understand

That we are the next generation

And we will be

Responsible

For this mess

At one point

In our lives

And if we’re not ready

Then we’re in trouble