Bench of Memories
Nette Onclaud
Musings on a Bench Poetry Contest
03/15/26
Bench of Memories
On a bench in the wind, a woman sat
Remembering her student who
Died two days earlier, by his own hand
A father sat moaning, blaming himself
Remembering his son, who took his life
Two days before, and on that same bench
The ghost of a boy sat
Wishing he could take it back
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