We All Die One Day, One Night

• Ella Pelchen, Grade 5
• Poetry
• 2019

Dark, black clouds cover the sky like a big wet, soaked blanket that just came out of the washing mashing
Drip,
Drip
You know you want to cry but you stay standing tall.
Why?
Why?
Why do we fight? We are all sisters, brothers, families inside
Why?
Why?
Why do we fight? People die with honour and die with love.
For the ones who weren’t so lucky we have a moment to say our prayers.
One bullet is all it takes.
Another man down, blood from here to there on the soft grass.
See you on the other side, we all die one day, one night.