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Something Happened On The Way To School
Contributed by
puppy_dog_eyes
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Friday, 7th October 2016 @ 04:21:50 PM in AEST
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Something happened on the way to school, todays lesson the revelation of hate
Long shadowed behind eyes that gave nothing to the world but quiet acceptance
Revenge served cold for taunts so old, layers of molten rage simmered till boiled
Lay a ring of roses for they all fell down
Lay a ring of wreaths, they will always be a child
Stained by a mind tortured into breaking
Pennance for all, finality of death
Pleas shrill became still, as one by one lives became none
Bullets the final refuge for a deeply troubled mind
Shots rained down with accumulated hate
Suffer the little children at the hand of suffered child
No remorse for the wronged, reload and re-affirm cold calculation
Until all voices stopped and stilled, a playground empty of life
And so the gun turned to the final act
And the maker of the victims now became the last
Nothing happened on the way to school
But a church was filled with parental tears
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Re: Something Happened On The Way To School
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by shelby on
Friday, 7th October 2016 @ 09:56:50 PM AEST
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Well written verse on such an emotional topic in our society today. It is so sad.
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Re: Something Happened On The Way To School
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by duff on
Saturday, 8th October 2016 @ 08:39:39 AM AEST
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| An emotional spectrum of sadness and pure rage. You/'/ve captured it well here. One of the most troubling aspects is the unpredictability of the madness. No one hardly ever knows when it/'/s coming until it/'/s too late. Great job |
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Re: Something Happened On The Way To School
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by JamesStockdale on
Saturday, 8th October 2016 @ 08:49:17 AM AEST
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Great write
Loved the last line.
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Re: Something Happened On The Way To School
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by softerware on
Wednesday, 12th October 2016 @ 11:51:03 PM AEST
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My awe that you have tackled such a difficult subject, let alone, so deftly.
Villains are created, it is not a birthright, or a genetic malfunction.
Hatred is learned. I pity the like of the taker of lives, as well as the taken. What could drive a human to such ends must be unthinkable.
Thank you for your heartfelt treatment of an act that has no logic or cure.
May it help us all to be vigilant for the signs and push us to act in time. An important message well delivered.
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Re: Something Happened On The Way To School
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by hauntedscorp on
Wednesday, 21st December 2016 @ 08:33:09 AM AEST
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I feel sad and disturbed when I read this. The bullied becomes the bully...And so it continues. Things seem to have a more tragic end these days. Taboo is just a meaningless word now. Nothing is sacred, nothing forbidden. You tackled a difficult subject and captured the needless pain and suffering of many.
Well done.
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