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He Stopped Running
September 29, 2013
Growing up,
there was this boy
who rode my same bus.
Everyday when the bus stopped,
he sprinted home,
backpack thumping with each step.
And everyday
we laughed
because we didn’t know why he ran.
We didn’t know
that he always ran home
to see his troubled big sister.
You see,
he needed to know
that she hadn’t killed herself while he was gone.
But one day,
he missed school.
A week later he came back.
Now, he’s in no hurry to get home.
© Ariel L., New York, NY
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Thegirlwiththesadsmile BRONZE said...
on Oct. 3 2013 at 12:21 am
I saw this exact poem online the other day
