Every day
Every week
Every month
Every year
Every life.
Every day over 100 Americans are shot and killed.
100 Americans.
What does that triple-digit number mean?
not enough action is being taken,
that’s what this means.
Whether or not you think this is made up
or can’t comprehend this epidemic,
this is the truth,
the truth and perspective of a daily high school student.
Over 40,000 lives taken in 2018 and 2019
And yet what has changed?
Nothing, absolutely nothing.
When is Enough, ENOUGH!?
This is why WE need to continue to
fight for our lives
fight for each other
and
fight for our rights.
In our lifetime,
most of us will know at least
One
person
who has been affected by gun violence.
Every day
Every week
Every month
Every year
Every life.
A textbook hitting the floor
A balloon popping
or
A locker slamming
is like the drills or shootings
all over again
Lockdowns
Drill or not, no time to think
Barricades
Locked doors
Darkness
Hiding, and not knowing
A silent cry
Shut up
or you will be shot.
In a shooting
In less than a minute
In this room
We would all be dead.
This is the daily reality of my generation.
The reality of gun violence
A reality of America
We can’t be prepared
We can only act fast.
I am a 17-year-old student.
A student in high school.
When I walk the halls
When I sit any room
When I sit in any chair
I constantly think
“Am I next?”
Until I am the next.
I Am Generation Lockdown.