A cardboard box;
An empty street.
An old newspaper;
A pathetic blanket.
A small cry;
A small hand.
A life only begun;
A life soon to end.
Author notes
We had a speaker in school a couple of weeks ago and he was talking about how when he was in the war thingy he went to this place. He found a newspaper wrapped up in a ball and kicked it... only for a babies arm to fall out *eww*
Word Prompt: Orphan
A contest entry
- Word Prompt I - by Manda Kathryn.
400 points, ended November 17, 2008, 16 entries
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Comments
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Oh god...this is...I don't want to say amazing because that is much to happy a word for this and this calls for a somber, yet functional complement...I don't know that there is such a complement...urgh, but you know what I mean..
on the AN, I wouldnt say eew...I would say 'why?" -
This is an awesome poem... yes very sad indeed, but the emotion within it and the very end, great write
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Very sad you wrote it great getting your points across.
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The reality of this just breaks my heart knowing people just abandon innocent life like this; You have penned this wonderfully with carefully selected words that give it all
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Thank You for Your Entry & Best of Luck
Stay safe
~Manda
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made me cry such a sad poem. just too many tragedies in this insane world
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wow... thats sad......
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