shattered home
broken bone
accident prone
clumsy feet
bruised and beat
discrete deceit
intimidation
strangulation
laceration
words reviled
lies compiled
blame the child
pain and suffer
getting rougher
breathing tougher
tears and fears
hidden from peers
over years
aggressive play
run away
hell to pay
cigarette burn
without concern
welts return
broken rule
truant from school
parents play the fool
we are gathered today
in order to convey
our utter dismay
she died all alone
suspicious demise unknown
was she really accident prone
Author notes
The pic and the title prompt definately inspired this.
A contest entry
- accident prone by JinSays.
601 points, ended June 12, 8 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Is the ending okay?
Comments
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Heavy. Not sure I like the beginning, but the end definitely justified it. Nicely done, and probably not.
Thank you for taking the time to enter, and I wish you all the best.
Love,
jin -
oh wow this is amazing... so sad and and so true these days...it's just horrible. as for the ending i thought it was perfect. you did a great job.
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