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It started off with 9/11
Where were you when 3 years before I was born
I’ve asked my mom and dad I’ve asked my grandmother where she was
Now as I grow older in a world filled with catastrophes and live news feeds I dread the day my kids will ask mom where were you when the Boston bombing happed
I was 9 in front of the tv I was doing homework the live feed on the tv and the guide weren’t matching up
My mom came in at first she didn’t know thought it was a tv show seconds from disaster destroyed in seconds It didn’t matter but she realized and turned it off
That night I had my first discussion with her on why hate happened
Where were you when parkland happened
I was in my school cafeteria refreshing cnn abc with fear running through me
Next year I would be in high school next year or the year after that that could be me
On the news
Part of a few
That would briefly touch the whole nation before the next tragedy came through
Where were you when Los Vegas happened
I was in bed up way to later 3 4 am I started getting alerts “Gun Shots at a Music Festival”
I went to bed with fingers crossed that it would be something minor like fireworks goon off too soon
I awoke to a massacre
The worst in us history
It’s the worst
It’s the worst
It’s the worst
Until it’s the same
The shame of a nation
The same story
The same script
The same news feed
The worst shooting in us history we will change
And when that day happens I might not have kids to ask me where were you
Because I was there at the school
The mall
The festival
Walking down the street
And I became a victim
A number
A name to be forgotten by all except my family
When the next worst shooting in us history happens
If you live remember where you were