Uvalde (Villanelle)

 

nineteen innocent children died

as a young girl dials nine-one-one

good guys with guns waited outside

 

they scrambled for a place to hide

 nowhere to go, nowhere to run

nineteen innocent children died

 

with two brave teachers by their side

expecting help but there was none

good guys with guns waited outside

 

many young lives have been denied

from bullets fired from a gun

nineteen innocent children died

 

before the blood had even dried

someone’s daughter or someone’s son

good guys with guns waited outside

 

authorities already lied

but soon their lies would come undone

nineteen innocent children died

good guys with guns waited outside