Bullets

They say that bullets are nameless

Lately I feel like that’s bullshit

There’s a bullet out there with my name

Coming from the top of a full clip

I’ve been cemented in my car outside the movie theater 

I’ve been stopped in my tracks at the mall

I’ve been frozen in a packed park on a summer day

I’ve been stunned when my mom makes a call

I can spot all the exits in Walmart and ShopRite

I can spot all the exits I’d take at the parade

I can spot all the exits at my college campus office

I can spot all the exits but a difference may not be made 

I wish my life, my daughter’s life, my partner’s life, 

Mattered more to you

I wish my neighbor’s life, that stranger’s life

Mattered more to you

Insensitivity builds, it’s left me numb

Our safety is unjust delusion

Gaslight myself to feel joy

Pop, pop, pop as I reach my conclusion