The shooting in Uvalde has me crying at all times one week after my school let out for the summer. Someone calls me to chat about a craft fair this weekend, and I want to shout at them! “We cannot just go on with life!” I feel helpless and hopeless. I spoke with one of my besties, Erin. She said, “hey author, why don’t you write about it, and listen to Glennon Doyle’s podcast.” Erin is in my podsquad. Love you, girl. Out came “While I Hide Under My Desk.” I also plan to join Moms Demand action and start advocating for policy change.
Hiding under a desk
Faces all amess
Tears stream
With one shot, gone, are our dreams
Hiding under a desk
The Gun Lobbyists make more money
We wish it was a joke, but this shit ain’t funny
My teacher sobs with a heaving chest
We all hide under our desks
Laws locked
Pleas blocked
Mothers flock
To see if it was her baby this time
The real crime
Are the deaf ears
While Gun Lobbyists make millions
The NRA contributes trillions
To the politicians who stuff their pockets
While I hide under my desk
More guns are not the answer
Assault rifles are a deadly cancer
But we can’t pass a law
America’s most deadly flaw
No background checks
I continue to hide under my desk
No red flag legislation
Society just yells about inflation
Moms demand action
Another gun transaction
And I hide under my desk
Look at the stats
Those are the facts
America, the only nation
Continuing to live in this damnation
It can be stopped
Society can adopt
Laws and change
Instead, our schools are the firing range
While I hide under my desk
Katie Kinder 