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A Boy

October 30, 2014
By s23732 SILVER, Wilmington, Massachusetts
s23732 SILVER, Wilmington, Massachusetts
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A good boy
A well liked boy
A boy in good spirits
A social boy
A boy on the freshman football team
A boy that dances
A boy that enjoys music
A boy in love

“It won’t last…It’ll never last.”

A boy in English
A nervous boy
A boy ignoring life
A brokenhearted boy
An angry boy
A dark, betrayed, changed boy
A boy extended his arm
A boy touched the trigger

“Dad, Dad! Someone is shooting! Please come! Please help!”

A boy started panic
A boy instilled fear
A boy created shock
A boy made hearts race
A boy made hearts stop

A boy killed family
A boy shot friends
A boy ended happiness
A boy ended lives
A boy ended his future
A boy ended his life


The author's comments:

A poem about the tragic Seattle School shooting, inspired by articles written by the Seattle Times. The first quote was an actual 'tweet' from the shooter, Jaylen Fryberg, and the second quote was a quote the Seattle Times got from one of the survivors about the call he had with his father when the shooting occurred.


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on Nov. 26 2014 at 10:44 am
SophieLoffie GOLD, Wilmington, Massachusetts
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Favorite Quote:
"The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive."
-John Green; Looking For Alaska

This is beautifully put!