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causticgit — Crying
Published: 2004-06-15 23:33:03 +0000 UTC; Views: 211; Favourites: 0; Downloads: 21
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Her eyes were clouded,Though the sky outside was clear.
Hot spotlights pinpointed horrors
Of deaths of yesteryear.
Skin and bones
Cramped places
Rotten food
Tired faces
She turned away quickly,
Tried so hard to move on.
Her heart ached for so many strangers-
She could hardly see them,
For the tears that threatened not to hide
Another spotlight found new horrors.
Of marching men
And the one commanding them
He ordered so many killed-
So many devastated-
Forever changed-
And it had all been documented down to the letter.
It took a madman to do such things,
And then record them for all to see.
For his so called ‘glorious empire’ –
“She looks like me…”
A picture…
A girl…
Not a reflection?
No. It was her.
Or someone like her.
Someone who had died.
But she was crying.
Like the girl-
And she was dying.
And she would never smile again.
Someone just like her.
It could have been her.
When she left the museum,
She wiped her eyes.
And stood up tall,
Took heed of her teacher’s call,
And made a promise,
To herself.
That no one else
Should cry like that.
