lockdown
By T J
Published 5 July 2019
Beep... Beep... Beep...
Lockdown
Lockdown
The teacher freezes, he wasn’t notified
Just another drill
Follow procedure
Lock the door for precaution
Close the blinds
Be quiet
Quickly get under your table
Hide from sight
Be very quiet
Then you hear them approaching
Thud, thud
Getting closer
The shadows then appear behind the curtain
Moving through the hallway
Then they reach the door
Knock… KNOCK… BANG…
They hit the door
Stay quiet
BANG… they try to break it down
Lucky it’s locked
No-one make a sound
It seems as though the classroom is empty
Slowly the footsteps recede
Let out a shaky breath
We all stay under the desks afraid to move
Will they come back
Have they been caught
BEEP… BEEP… BEEP…
All Clear
“Two masked men invade the local high school
There were no injuries, all students were left unharmed
The principal would like to thank the quick response of the emergency services”
We were all left unharmed, well that's how it seemed
Inside our head, it was all a mess
Now at night it was all we ever dreamed
All we could do is smile and try our best