The Little Boy

The little boy wipes a tear,
And stares at his limp sister surrounded by a color of red,
He looked at her wrist one last time to see the short red marks,
But he was not worried or scared, 
For soon he too would be dead.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Y. Avatar
November 5, 2016 at 5:34 PM
Hi Lilly, I agree her below this is so deep and sad:-( Alexis
Davis Avatar
November 5, 2016 at 6:27 PM
I can't tell if that's a good thing
Leachet Avatar
November 5, 2016 at 2:52 PM
Such a deep, sad poem. Well done.
Davis Avatar
November 5, 2016 at 6:27 PM
Thx :)
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