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We will Rise

May 24, 2013
By Willow55 SILVER, Hudgins, Virginia
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Twice we wore our mourning clothes
Before we wore our graduation clothes

To young to be so familiar with death
To young to see friends take their last breath

But time did not ask if we were prepared
to let go of those for whom our hearts cared

So with pain in our hearts and tears in our eyes,
We are MHS, and we will rise

© Nicole B., Newcastle, WA

The author's comments:
This is a poem I wrote after we lost two members of our graduating class during junior and senior year
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Willow55 SILVER said...
on Oct. 6 2013 at 7:08 pm
Willow55 SILVER, Hudgins, Virginia
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Maybe you could give your opinion on my newest peice, The Roughest Shells
Willow55 SILVER said...
on Oct. 6 2013 at 7:06 pm
Willow55 SILVER, Hudgins, Virginia
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That spelling error makes me cringe! With this poem I was focused on raw emotion more than formatting
Shade3043 DIAMOND said...
on Oct. 6 2013 at 12:28 pm
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When I was a boy, I would always hear scary things in the news and my mother would say to me, "Always look for the helpers. Everywhere you look you will always find people helping." - Fred Rogers

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It's alright. There's one spelling error, and clothes doesn't rhyme with clothes, but it's an alright poem, and it IS all about the heart in a poem, but despite this, I give the poem a 3.5/5. A four on the ratings.