Another day, another headline

Another tragedy to catch the eye

But no one stops to stare

Another day, another plea denied

Another hook tied to the line

But no one cares to bite

Deaf to the cries of the victims

Blind to the sight of those in need

Doubting the word of the innocent

Shifting responsibility

Leaving the work to a tired system

Littered with holes for the rats to hide

It’s the game of liability that determines who walks free

Another day, another breaking story

Another criminal walking free

Another chance to make a difference

To do something right. Do something that matters

Another day, another helpless victim with no one but us to blame

With no one else to blame

I have seen it's true face

And it's staring back at me

Laughing through the smokestacks

Staring at me through the rusted windows

All this time, it’s been right there

Waiting

A chance to do something that matters

A quiet sound that rings throughout the city streets unheard

Unbeknownst, ignored, yet deafening to my aching, ringing ears

Deaf from the cries of the victims

Blind from the sight of those in need

A call to arms from a silent plea

To strike at the heart of criminality

The felons, the crooks

The sharks and the liars

Who take from the mouths of civilians

Will soon know what it means when I say

“Tomorrow won’t be another day."