sirens

I hear sirens in the distance
I know something is wrong
it's happening somewhere
it doesn't belong
from where I stand
there is nothing to see
and all this has nothing
to do with me
there are sirens
there are sirens

the group home on the corner
sometimes sirens over there
come announcing terror
in the armor that they wear
from where I stand
in the front yard
I see the evidence
of times being hard
there are sirens
there are sirens

I was in an ambulance
speeding to emergency
all I remember is disbelief
taking charge all over me
from where I lay
to the unknown
one thing's for sure
I'm not going home
there are sirens
there are sirens