Shame

What must we do to make our children's lives matter?  
Unless we make a change we will see more lives in tatters    
Sentenced to regret every word they might've said    
To a deranged and bullied kid who wasn't right in the head    
Wondering if there was something they could've done to save their friends    
Now there's no way to turn these wrongs to rights, there's no amends    
   
The whole world can mourn but we're not taking solid action    
Even if changing the laws only takes losses down a fraction    
Worthwhile it would be to minimize casualties    
Yet we keep moving on and let it get worse gradually    
Headlines of yesterday that we forget so casually    
Moving into tomorrow, there will only be more sorrow    
Students watching the clock don't realize their time is borrowed    
    
Where will it happen next? Surely not my child    
It's easy to dismiss from a distance as bodies pile    
Another pool of blood to wash up off a classroom floor    
They've already reached the ceiling, morgue only expecting more    
As people shrug it off and claim results will only be the same    
When we try to save some lives they only shift the blame    
Instead there's nothing being done    
They stand by their precious guns    
Tools of destruction become the standard    
Because our culture is enamored    
We must make forward progression    
Before class is back in session