Theneighborkidhasagun

You ran across the yard and turned your back

Your brother he watched and in the grass he sat

The neighbor kid with a loaded gun and car

He fired a shot and the bullet grazed your heart

The doctors they watched you close and held their breath

And some would believe in a miracle they witnessed

The bullet stopped short and broke one of your ribs

A hospital bed and a second chance to live

You're closer to death

The neighbors - they left, ashamed of what he did

Their son, they hid

And all of the rest - your days that are left - upon your chest: a scar

A gift; your heart never stopped

I was afraid of what a friend told me

A burst of light and the harsh reality

He could recall a voice so comforting

But still it was hard to know what to believe

I looked away as my head absorbed the facts

And ran through the house until I reached the back

I couldn't help but be taken with the fear

It's unavoidable but he is always near

I was closer to death

And I would have guessed it was my turn to go

He told me so

And the all of the rest of my days that are left - upon my chest: a scar

A gift; my heart never stopped

beatriz dahrug :]