The News

The news shocked me
To say the least
All I could think about
Was that I wanted to escape
I can't say
That I've ever gotten over it
The feeling
That I should have been able
To do something
To stop it
From happening
This changed me
Into being so scared
Into being unable
To fully trust
I had tried to be friends
With someone
Who tried to kill someone
Not knowing
That murder was his intent
Even when pushed
Over the edge
It scares me
To think
That someone
Would go to
That extent