Sharing the thoughts of
a selfish person
who has no other platform
I am a 17 year-old girl and I have been desensitized to the threat of a school shooting.
When it occurs to my classmates and I, the fear I will experience will be immeasurable. Tears will stream down my cheeks as I watch the bodies of all those I value fall to the floor. My silence will be deafening as I'm interrogated by the media, the police, and by every person that learns about the atrocities that will occur. And when I do speak, not a single person will care. America will continue to function like it always has. The person who And when I do speak, not a single person will care. America will continue to function like it always has. The person who once dedicated an entire twitter thread to wishing the best for us who will be affected, will completely forget that their promises of advocacy, only remembering on the anniversary of the worst day that will ever happen to me or when the next youth gets access to a military grade weapon. The government official who made sure to publicly denounce mental illnesses and posted countless prayers for me, will obviously do anything to avoid having a law pass in favor of gun control. Society won't progress, only the emotional turmoil felt by me and my classmates will. These are the expectations I have for the future. This is what I envision will occur each day I drag myself out of my bed and force myself onto my school bus. All because we don't understand how to avoid the preventable.
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