Such A Simple Task
28 February, 2005
Author: Ben Franklin
Yet another human has been needlessly
killed,
a knife to his chest,
life flashing before his eyes,
his fate sealed.
He didnt have many friends,
he could count them on one hand,
he was content with his life,
though others thought it was bland.
Kids on his estate would always shout words
of hate,
they thought he was a freak because he didnt like
to stand on corners starting fights and
staying out late.
He didnt need to stand on corners
and take drugs and alcohol to have
fun,
his Love and priorities were at home,
his Brother,
Dad and
Mum,
but just the other day they sent him down the
shops to buy a loaf of bread,
his parents never thought such a simple task
would leave their son
dead.
------- Author's Notes -------
I wrote this today after hearing that a 19year old boy around the corner from me had been stabbed to death. |
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Comments on this poem/writing:
| joyce ivy (68.222.107.17) -- Monday, February 28 2005, 12:20 am this was very heartbeaking...leaves your heart feeling empty.... |
| Ben f (81.100.175.39) -- Monday, February 28 2005, 09:21 am hi J,I find things more heartbreaking if there true. thanks for reading. Ben x |
| Britney (172.16.2.18) -- Monday, February 28 2005, 07:00 pm Wow how sad that, that happend. Good poem though. ~Britney~ |
| Terrie* (65.148.231.113) -- Monday, February 28 2005, 08:28 pm oh wow..things unknown have occured,and definently heartbreaking... hard to imagine how one can take a life away...i have several friends (men in blue ) on routine checks, get pumped ..and lay in I.C.U fighting for their life ....too many lifes are wasted by heartless souls..great writing Luv sorry to hear about the un-necesary death of the young lad whom lives a short distance from you ..a young heart w/a future,now only another statistic in life..yes what a waste..in the loss of an innocent life.. |
| Meridian (172.162.112.233) -- Monday, February 28 2005, 10:45 pm It's a shame to die young before you get old. Sorry to hear about what happened near your hometown! Great self expression B! Yours truly, Meri |
| Ben f (81.100.175.39) -- Tuesday, March 1 2005, 12:14 am thank you all,just wished i didnt need to write such a thing. x |
| bling (203.173.207.95) -- Wednesday, June 20 2007, 03:16 pm life is way 2 short, sori 4 da young man, plus his love ones..xx |
| Ben Alan Franklin (89.248.29.228) -- Wednesday, February 2 2011, 07:49 pm Bling thank you for taking the time to comment. GB |
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