You Never Learn

You never learn

Pleading howling froze air
Hot blood splashed in a sec
Lives were taken lightly
With uncertain motives
You never learn
This is not a first incident
1991 Texas
1999 Colorado
You never learn
Why must there be a reason
Time does not allow hesitation
History matters
Yet we are often too forgetful
If victims were your beloved
Would you still make excuses
Those who hold important positions
Don’t overlook responsibility
You never learn
Next time it could be your turn

Written by JerSki BjorkSen, April 17, 2007
After the campus shooting at Virginia Tech