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This Summer
May 12, 2013
Every summer
Her family had a barbeque
To celebrate her birthday
And every summer
She would receive hugs
That made her grimace
As hands made contact with her arms
And every summer
They would ask
“Why the sweater?”
And every summer
She would turn away
And whisper
“I was cold.”
And every summer
She smiled a sad smile
When she would blow out the candles
And wished to die
And last summer
She had tears in her eyes
As she said
“I love you” and “see you soon”
And this summer
There was no barbeque
Because this summer
There was no birthday.
© Richard F., League City, TX
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Olivia-Atlet ELITE said...
on May. 22 2014 at 4:54 pm
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ChocolateLove SILVER said...
on May. 26 2013 at 5:48 am
WOW, I absolutely love this poem :D. It's deep, a little dark, simple and beautifully written. The ending is especially jaw dropping. You are very talented, write on :D.
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on May. 25 2013 at 1:17 pm
This was amazing! I love how it slowly tells the story then has an ending that come up so suddenly. It was just written so wonderfully...
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on May. 24 2013 at 6:27 pm
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