The Girl Stops and Stands and StaresA Poem by Andy East
The girl just stops and stands and stares
No movement, no sound, unawares An echo of a life, that once was there And still she stops and stands and stares Awoken with the Suns warm glare The walk to school, the sweet fresh air Smart uniform and ponytail hair And still she stops and stands and stares She calls and waits for her friend Claire Who grabs her coat and down the stair A savoured game, Truth, kiss or dare And still she stops and stands and stares They turn the corner to school where The crossing guard just isn't there So off they skip without a care And still she stops and stands and stares She didn't see the danger there The car sped down swerved here, swerved there The metal beast on her did bear And still she stops and stands and stares Her broken body with matted hair Lay lifeless with a vacant stare Her soul got ripped right out of there And so she stops and stands and stares ... © 2014 Andy East |
StatsAuthorAndy EastWakefield, West Yorkshire, United KingdomAboutI am a single father of 7 children. I lost my true love to cancer in 1993. I lost my first daughter to cancer in the same year. I myself survived cancer in 2003 and my second daughter survived cance.. more..Writing
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