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When the bullets fly
When mothers cry
When some stranger must die

Am I next?

When the moment is forgotten
When the passion has been lost
When the news moves on

Am I next?

When it becomes another statistic
When it is just another one dead
When it is lost on the back pages

Am I next?

When failure is the rule
When we are but a number
When they are just them

Am I next?

Those people in hoodies
Those people standing on corners
Those people who are blamed

Am I next?

~ Rodney Coates

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