What Happens When It Breaks?

by claire   Jun 7, 2007


When I read about the Holocaust
Hear a child weep
Her mother's gone, she's lost
Hear a bully shouting threats
Then read in the paper
About their father's arrest
Read a poem
Hot with fear
See cruelty there
And feel it right here
So many things
Make my heart shake
What happens when
With a final shudder
It breaks?

take 2:

When I read about the Holocaust
See a child weep, she's lost
Hear a bully
Shouting threats
Then read in the paper
Of his father's arrest

Read a poem
Wet with fear
See cruelty there
Feel it right here

So many things make my heart shake
What happens when one day
With a whimper
It breaks?

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  • 16 years ago

    by SH3S fiNAllY H3R3 l0V3 U N3NA

    Good poem even though it was sad. Really good!!!

    Great job!!!

    5/5

  • 16 years ago

    by SH3S fiNAllY H3R3 l0V3 U N3NA

    Good poem even though it was sad. Really good!!!

    Great job!!!

    5/5

  • 16 years ago

    by Sabree

    This is my favorite of yours so far. The message is clear and precise, the word choice is grand, the flow is impecable...and the grammar is not hideous. I enjoyed the way you wrote it, and although i did not have a tear in my eye...it did move me. Write more like this...not this topic, but with this level of emotion. It is very good. I shall go on a limb and give you a 5/5 on this one, but dont dissapoint me. Keep up the good work!

    -Sabree

  • 16 years ago

    by Reminders Torture

    This poem was so sad.
    i love it.
    it has a strong meaning.
    keep up the good work
    best wishes
    and take care
    emmeline

  • 16 years ago

    by Live WeLL

    Wow what a poem.. i love the way you wrote it too.. it really is a very powerful poem.. nice job 5/5.. thanks for the comment =]

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