Kent State Shootings

Who can forget that tragic day The year 1970, the month of May The National Guardsman’s poised on a hill Their rifles aimed, ready to kill Gun fire soon filled the air People screaming and running everywhere The Guardsman’s were shooting at will People afraid to stand still Gun smoke drifted in the air Bodies were scattered everywhere Four students lay there dead Others wounded by the flying lead By now the cops were moving in People were asking, where had they been? Untrained soldiers with loaded guns Killing peoples daughters and sons Many people wondered what gave them the right To move against the students with that much might Why did they shoot into a crowd like that Knowing the students wouldn’t shoot back The students were armed with picket signs But I wondered who committed the crimes? The students were marching against the war What were the guardsmen’s even there for? A demonstration that took a bad turn I wonder if any lessons were learned. From the events that took place that day When four college students were blown away 11-11-71/RJH