A Day in the Life

Seven AM, time to get up,
seven AM, try to avoid the bombs.

There's heavy traffic on the road to school,
there's heavy fighting on the road to the airport.

A car ran out of gas this morning, causing frustration,
a car bomb exploded this morning, causing more commotion.

I run around the track like coach tells me to,
they run from the air raids like instinct tells them to.

As I attempt to do my homework,
they attempt to recreate their government.

It is dangerous to read newspapers.



Inspired by Margaret Atwood's "It is Dangerous to Read Newspapers"