I do not know when the wind blew across my cheek,
but I do know this nothing is the same now.
Your growing up years from a little girl playing in the sandbox and eating gumdrops seem so far away now.
In your water colored dreams did you ever image that things
would be so black and white.
Like the blue in the sky it changing constantly so did the
days of your life.
Sunshine yellow and lime green painted toenails hidden behind an orange sugar coated smile.
It is all that we have now ever since that day when the only sound above the eerie silence was our sobs.
Our children were no longer children and the little girl
that we put on the bus lay silent in a growing red pool.
But now and then I remember the water colored dreams and gumdrops mixed with sand and I close my eyes to smile.
It is enough for now.
Author notes
These are random thought of what the parents must have felt after Columbine. I dedicate it to the memory of all the children that died that day and their teacher.
A contest entry
- Pic Inspired Contest by ZachP.
400 points, ended October 12, 2008, 8 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Being a parent is hard especially when a tragedy like Columbine occurs.
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the use of color is great for the imagery without getting grotesque like red pool
I like the use of colorful children things to show how happiness became sad
I am glad you won a bronze
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Bronze Well Deserved
Judy, this is indeed "sad". But such memories surely exist for those who lost someone that tragic day.
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My how you've grown old woman!
This I think is among your best, forget Columbine in rerun, this is for any parent, who has lost a child to violence. Absolutely a fine write. How's the fishing this year?
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Congratulations on your Bronze ...
for an unusual write.
Love
Myra
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Interesting. Ties in very well to the prompt. Very powerful. (I hope you weren't feeling obliged to use Columbine as the prompt -- my other running contest is a contest honouring the victims of this tragedy; this is a side contest)
Either way, this is brilliant.
Well done. -
Sad
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