It Only Takes

• Gemma Mcrae, Grade 8, Lakeland Senior High School
• Poetry
• 2015

Excellence Award in the 'The Write Track 2015' competition

It only takes one word, one sentence
It only takes one site, one message
It only takes one punch, one action

It only takes one cut deeper, metallic red
It only takes one white bottle, clear blue
It only takes one rope, no air
It only takes one small container, blue pill
It only takes one girl, one boy

It only takes one life away, one less person, one more shattered family