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'Shooter! Active! All must hide
In place!' Whispered shuffling.
Lights out. Doors barricaded.
Everyone huddles together.
'No one make a sound! No crying!'
Children, turning off their phones. Preparing,
Each a potential 'casualty'. (Thoughts and prayers.)
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About the Creator
Judey Kalchik
It's my time to find and use my voice.
Poetry, short stories, memories, and a lot of things I think and wish I'd known a long time ago.
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