She's not in class <br />where she should be at 9: 15 a.m. <br />She's at the church <br />acrossed the street from the high school <br />She assured me she's fine. <br />''Don't worry Mom'' <br />''It's just another bomb threat <br />no big deal.'' <br /> <br />She's so relaxed... <br />yet my heart races! <br />Could this be the day <br />that they aren't joking? <br />Who says it's just a ''threat''? <br />How am I supposed to stay calm <br />when the bomb sniffing dogs <br />are making their way <br />through the darkest hallways <br />of your school? <br /> <br />This happens often... <br />too often. <br />The recurrent sight of the serpent-like <br />line of teenagers winding their way <br />acrossed the street <br />seeking the safety of the old church. <br /> <br />Where are the parents <br />fighting for <br />''separation of church and state'' <br />today? <br />I bet they're glad to have their child <br />sheltered by the church's crumbling walls now.<br /><br />Mary Nagy<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/it-s-just-another-bomb-threat-mom-2/
