Some of Us Will Not Survive
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Some of Us Will Not Survive
Some of us will not survive
That’s just a fact
We always knew when the
apocalypse came
Not everyone would make it
Whatever apocalypse means
to you
You knew deep inside
this was true
And even deeper inside
you worried it might be you
We read comix, watch tv, play video games
We see that some
Won’t pass the tests
It’s a long-standing joke
Who the zombies will eat first
who will shoot themselves
on accident
Who will not be able to run fast
Who will get stabbed for running
their mouth too much
Who will be rounded up first
Who will starve in jail
or give out from beatings
Some of us will not survive
It’s no longer a fiction
it’s becoming too real
People will try to say
we weren’t ready
weren’t worthy
weren’t useful enough
But
Let’s be more honest than that
in these last moments
we have together
Some of us will not survive
Because no one will care
Because when they come for us
others will turn away
and pretend they don’t see
Some of us will not survive
And no one will notice we are gone