Shot in Training

You said he was shot in training

And he told me
You want me to believe
Please
That nothing’s wrong
I don't trust you
Can I just ask--
Who taught you to give someone
But he thinks...
He thinks people are talking
I don't know anymore

That if you said that

That it wouldn’t be true

And that I should ask questions

So I’m asking questions
Like he told me to

And you’re telling me--

You’re telling me

That you have no idea

Why my son

Would tell me

That I’d be lied to

About all of that
But that he's a liar

That my son
Would lie to m
For no reason whatsoever

And you won’t let me see him

You won’t let me see him

And you’re telling me

He’s going to be fine

But I can’t see him
To know that he's fine

And you’re repeating talking points to me

Like I’m not smart enough

To know that they’re talking points

Instead of real

Actual

Fucking

Information

And I need you to know--

No, no

Please listen to this

I’m aware

I’m AWARE of the severity--

I’m very aware

And I don’t give a fuck

That’s--

That’s what you need

To understand

Severity is--

It is nothing

Getting in trouble

Is nothing

Compared with--

My son didn’t tell me

He didn’t tell me

What would actually be going on--

Because it could be a lot of things

It could be--

But it would be something

That I’m not supposed to know about

So if that’s not it

If that’s not what’s going on

Then fine

But let me see him

Let me see my son

So he can tell me

That everything’s fine

That he’s going to be okay

Because, and I'm sorry, but--

I don’t trust you

And your--

And your--

Your fucking clipboard

And your desk

And your tie

And your folded hands

And can I--

Bad news?

Did you get training in that?

Was there training for that?

Because clearly

You skipped that fucking day

You skipped the day

Where they teach you

How to tell someone

Their son has been shot

My son

Has been shot

My son

Has been

He’s--

He’s been…

He told me you’d lie

But...

He thinks

Everybody lies

He thinks…

He thinks people are talking to him

When they’re not

He thinks people are mad at him

When nobody’s mad

When nobody’s saying anything

And nobody's ever talkin
We live alone
Him and me, we--

He thinks everybody’s talking

To him
All the time

And I…

I don’t know

Why you’d take him
Why you'd let him--

Why you’d even let him

Get this far

He told me

He told me on the phone

That you were watching him

That you’re watching everyone

He told me

What he thinks

You write down

On that clipboard

And he…

He told me

That if anything happens to him

It’s…

He said it would be

My fault

Because I wouldn’t listen

Because I wouldn’t listen to him

Because I…

Because I never listen

Because--

Because I don’t know

When to listen

And when to tune out

I just don't

Because he said you’d lie

But he says--

He says…

He says

Everybody

Lies