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No Reason

She was always a shy child
never in any trouble
apart from when she threw
a brick off the bridge
over the motorway

I expect she was egged on
in a dare

It bounced off a lorry
and that was that
there was no damage
no-one was hurt
but she was upset
by what she'd done
ran all the way home
and blurted it out
sensitive you see
just like her Mum

We had no idea

She spent a lot of time
up there in her room
but then most kids do
these days, don't they

We had no idea
she would do anything like this

not hang herself
for no reason

Written by Abracadabra

Published 26th January 2010 9:51am Read all poems by Abracadabra
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Written on 26th January 2010 10:55am by .xx-DementedDamsel-xx.

brutal and heartfelt to me.
It has such a sad overall hang to it.

Well written piece
x

By brutal i mean,

Written on 26th January 2010 10:56am by .xx-DementedDamsel-xx.

its harsh, because it brings back so many memories, of my friend x

Written on 26th January 2010 11:01am by Cthonian

Piercing, A. I was aghast when I read the last few lines - so poignant that this sensitive child, who committed nothing worse than what the majority of youths do today, hung herself out of sheer regret and sorrow.

I love it, A.

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Written on 26th January 2010 2:16pm by Jack Heslop

The last few lines were like a hard smack in the face. They really shocked me. Thus this is great poetry. Language crisp and well defined as always.

re: By brutal I mean,

Written on 26th January 2010 4:25pm by Abracadabra

Yes I understand, Riyah and I'm sorry if this touches anything raw in you. But as you know sometimes we have to write out these painful ideas.

re: piercing

Written on 26th January 2010 4:31pm by Abracadabra

Thanks Cthonian - this was written with the awful business in South Wales at the back of my head. Sensitive teenagers bored out of their minds ending up like this. A tears before words situation for me I'm afraid.

re: can only

Written on 26th January 2010 4:44pm by Abracadabra

Yes, this was painful thing to write - thanks for your feedback, Priya.

Re: a hard smack

Written on 26th January 2010 8:13pm by Abracadabra

Thanks Jack - I always appreciate your point of view.

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