Scarred Child

• Lauren Struckel, Grade 8
• Poetry
• 2014

Isolated, misplaced, gone
A boy walks with a crippled leg,
After one of the nastiest days of his life
Worn-out, beaten and damaged,
Who could have done this to him?

They are called bullies and they are bad
One of the vilest people in the world,
You might see them posting bad pictures of people you know,
And that can be embarrassing and just mean,
But that’s just the start and can do worse

The boy runs to his house crying,
Starts to have indeed ruthless feelings, then he starts to die inside
Walks to the kitchen, holds up a knife
A pinch he feels and there is no going back
Bleeding and lifeless, he feels free
And like an angel, spreads his wings to the gates of heaven