A Death In Hope

For another shining star loss prematurely.

Another death in a little town,

another school day feeling down

A small group of people affected,

all of them completely dejected

Sadness stretches across the prairie,

life is just a massive pile of scary

Gone in a flash, sixteen solid years,

now shed are just millions of tears

It may be senseless, but who knows,

yet faith remains, or so it all goes

Other outsiders looking in from afar,

doesn't mean they aren't truly jarred

And so what's the plan in this matter,

that is something only God can answer

The hole is left and is not refilled,

this is why nobody should be killed

Just drift on today, tomorrow is later,

still the pain remains, becoming greater

The little town called Hope,

may be able to fully cope

But not today, the first shock,

hours pass slowly on the clock

I can't say anymore at all,

it's not my place, not my call

Author's Note

Late 2010 and Early 2011 has sucked hard this year for me, the school district I taught in, and the students who knew this girl and the one who inspired "For Cassidy Joy" and "Not Here Anymore". Death has been a constant companion for me almost. I live in the town at the top of the picture.

Reviews

[White Ink]

so tragic.. very sad, but death will always be the ending of life.. and we gotta be strong to make it through till that day comes. well written.

[realmwriter]

To much Death for a town called Hope! This is another amazing write. Though sad and melancholy (just not a fav style of mine nothing personal) I really like this piece, and prey for Hope!