Last Words
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Lara Jones, Grade 6
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Poetry
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2009
Normal, ordinary, slightly boring. School.
Screeching, piercing, chilling. Siren.
Chaos, pandemonium, panic. Running.
Silence, shivers, dread. Lockdown.
Bang, crash, explosion. Bomb.
Crying, sobbing, shaking. Relief.
Destruction, demolition, wreckage. Aftermath.
Weak, frail, helpless. Last words.