When Words Go Astray

• Maya Stiles, Grade 7, McAuley Catholic Central School
• Poetry
• 2017

Excellence Award in the 'Spread The Word 2017' competition

People watch as a tear rolls down her cheek
Memories of happiness fill her head
She wished she wasn't so quiet and meek
'Maybe we are better part' he said

Now the days are despairing and woeful
Oh, how those thoughtless words changed everything
His words weren't interpreted as noble
The damage he caused was not self-healing

He nods hello, but no recognition
No, this can not go on any longer
He is going to heal her afflictions
She also wants an end to this anger

They cry out sorry, all is understood
Together happy, until adulthood