In reaction to recent events...

What is the world
coming to??!!
When mass-murderers
are blowing away
fellow classmates;
Leaving a trail
of blood and destruction,
When the children
are playing the choking game,
When murder-suicides
are commonplace,
What is happening??!!
Is everybody going insane??!!
Is there any hope
for society?
How can we reverse
this epic violence?
***
Running down the corridor
Frightened and in pain
Hurry, quick, run
he's right behind
and getting closer
Duck, quick!
there's another
round, another
hail of bullets
raining down
Screams and cries
of pain
echo off the wall
raging in the hall
of emptiness
in vain
bodies lie all around
life has flown
God help us
the world
is coming
to an end.
***
Darkness
punctuated
only by flashes
of bright light,
the deafening roar
ringing in my ears,
deafening sound
trying to escape,
please, i don't
want to die,
getting closer
sharp, shooting
pain, ripping
tearing, falling
hitting, lying
blood ozing;
my life blood
ebbing away,
life is fleeing
just one more breath
but the pool's deepening
and the lights dim
one last time.