Why Can'T They Hear Me? Poem by Rachel Brewer

Why are you standing there?
Why aren’t you doing anything?
I asked you a question!

I wonder why they can’t her me?
Am I not speaking clearly?
I know what I’m saying, so why don’t they?

Hey! Do something!
Didn’t you hear that?
It was a gun, somebody could be hurt.

I wonder why they can’t hear me?
I’m shouting as loud as I can.
Why can’t they hear me?

Why are you looking at me like that?
Why is the ambulance here?
What happened?

I wonder why they can’t hear me?
They seem to know I’m here.
Please, hear me.