I had a nightmare last night,
A nightmare deeply rooted
in an American nightmare.
Where churches and schools,
theaters and city streets
were dying.
Where military weapons
were firing into unsuspecting
innocent crowds
Tentwentythirtyfortyfifty
pigeons intheblinkofaneye.
I awoke in a terrified sweat
as bleeding children wailed
and cried and screamed.
While those to protect us tasked
slept soundly in their beds.
A nightmare deeply rooted
in an American nightmare,
I had a nightmare last night.