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Tacoma
February 15, 2022
November 20th 12:15pm
Everything changed.
Malls
morphed from shopping
to examining,
finding exits to prepare
observing everyone’s faces
just in case.
Public bathrooms
turned from convenience to trauma
flinching at any sound
November 20th 12:15pm
Big groups of people
a new sense of claustrophobia,
not due to the size of space
but the fear of never getting out.
November 20th 12:15 pm
Run. If you still can
Hide. If you still can
sacrifice yourself if you can’t
use your body to shield others
Brandon Mckown understands
November 20th 12:15 pm
Everything changed.
Dominick Maldonado ruined malls
© Sarah S., Poland Spring, ME
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When I was a child I was in a mall shooting, even though I was young it altered the way I view malls and public spaces in general. We had to write a poem in my AP Literature class and this seemed like a good way to express how it changed me as a person.