I Never Knew You

Just a boy who died
No relation to me or those in my class
People never knew him,
But I suddenly remembered.

Getting jumped on for being who he was-- DIFFERENT
I never helped because I was always too busy
He used to scream for help,
But I ignored him

That was Yesterday.

Today I cry for not saving him
People say he killed himself after getting jumped
His parents said he was EMOtional
No help for him

So this is for you, mystery guy
I wish I would’ve helped.
I regret it.
I never knew you,
But I wish I did.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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June 4, 2012 at 9:16 PM
CIERRA ,, Congratulation, with your featured poem of the week, have yourself a great night ;-) always ~PD ***
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November 8, 2010 at 12:08 PM
Anything and everything was written about this weekend. I am enjoying reading all the wonderful poetry written this past weekend and this morning. Thank you for sharing your writing Cierra. Love, Carol
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November 7, 2010 at 4:16 PM
very sad ..my friend
Hilliker Avatar
November 7, 2010 at 2:46 PM
Wow...how sad. "I only regret what I didn't do." KH Maybe you'll get a chance to help someone in the future. Nice write.
Brown Avatar
November 7, 2010 at 2:41 PM
This is awesome quite touching. Yes so many people need help and we are too busy in our cliques to reach out and help someone!
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November 7, 2010 at 1:59 PM
Wow i love this piece,its very powerful and really makes you think about the things we can see going on around us every day but refuse to take a stand for. <3 it
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