Quite Place

• Liam Childs, Grade 6
• Poetry
• 2009

The boy lays in peace not being disturbed,
Around there is silence but the whistling of birds,
He lies with the others who’ve passed as well,
But as of their age no one can tell.

Some are young and some are old,
On most of these faces there life is told,
What they left behind remains unknown,
As for this place there never alone.

This is the place for the ones that have died,
They are all free with no need to hide,
This is their life all over again,
This is heaven for both women and men.

We will all one day come to this place,
No one will judge you because of your race,
So don’t look back at the past,
You’ll never know if today’s your last.