Never Yet Forever

• Surjin Son, Grade 6
• Poetry
• 2020

Never in your life.
These words ripple my pools,
holding me back,
cutting like a knife.

My life is forever,
yet I dread the thought
of never living again.
I will never.

Never will my trees grow,
Never will my sun shine,
Never will my flowers bloom,
Never will I know.

As I turn to fall into an everlasting sleep,
I give my world
and my children
one last chance to speak.