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Dana Samples
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since 2001-04-07

Posts 68

0 posted 2001-04-16 08:22 PM

"Another School Shooting"

Afraid to walk into school
Frightened of what might be waiting
"What if these fears come true again?"
The mind begins contemplating

What once was fun no longer is
Only memories of what used to be
A place you once liked to go
Is a place you can no longer feel free

What has now become of us?
As we turn OUR school into a jail
Almost everything can get us in trouble
And love no longer counts as bail

No one paid attention to the "OUTCAST"
For no one would dare lend a loving hand
The "OUTCAST" was then filled with hate
Felt it must make a loud and knowing stand

The "OUTCAST" then brought a bomb into the school
Tried to show how we’ve tortured it’s soul
The "OUTCAST" then noticed we were to blind to see
And it wanted to make sure we will NEVER again be whole

You say its really not "OUR" fault
But you know that it is deep down
Someone else may pull the trigger
But for your lack of love we now must frown

Innocent teens are now forever lost
For no one dared to share their love
We now pray to the souls that were lost
As they now watch us from above

It is truly OUR fault
Though you may still be to blind to see
If we join together in love
We may once again set ourselves FREE

By: Dana Samples 4-16-01

[This message has been edited by Dana Samples (edited 04-16-2001).]

Linc

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since 2001-03-07

Posts 552
The Backstreet Boy

1 posted 2001-04-16 08:33 PM

Hey,

Sad but true. Did this really happen to you and your school??? Anyway great poem. Until next time

-- Linc

"Once you reach your original goal it seems that the journey was your real accomplishment."

Dana Samples
Member

since 2001-04-07

Posts 68

2 posted 2001-04-16 08:43 PM

no this really didn't happen at my school but it really hurts me to see it go on.

lots of love, dana

[This message has been edited by Dana Samples (edited 04-16-2001).]

Fading Away

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since 2001-03-14

Posts 3131
Lynchburg, Virginia

3 posted 2001-04-16 09:17 PM

This is a very well written poem, Dana. It's a situation that many of us wish was not true, but sadly, it is.
Nicely done.

--Marie

subconsciously, i think i can eat so much to make my stomach hurt, instead of my heart.

Child of the Stars

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since 2000-09-07

Posts 1658
Ann Arbor, MI

4 posted 2001-04-16 09:22 PM

Yeah...we're lucky babe...the weirdos we've got to deal with...anyways, way to write this, it was great...Well see ya tomorrow. Peace n hugs.
~Carly

There are pleasures in poetic pains that only poets know......~Unknown

Dopey Dope

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Member Patricius

since 2000-08-30

Posts 11132
San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 posted 2001-04-17 03:43 AM

Good to know this didn't happen in yer school. Weird how this poem got by me....Thank God it was brought back up. I liked it.

I was born myself, raised myself, and will continue to be myself. The world will just have to adjust.

I'm in love with my shadow
I admire it daily

Kicking Kim
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since 2001-04-16

Posts 426
Cloud Cucko Land!

6 posted 2001-04-17 09:20 AM

"A place you once liked to go
is a place you no longer feel free"
This is a brilliant line because it focusses on the fact that some places which could mean the world to you can no longer mean anything at all if you feel trapped when you are there! This is an excellent poem and I really enjoyed it.

Truly appreciative
^*~Kicking Kim~*^

banburycross
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since 2001-03-27

Posts 946
viginia

7 posted 2001-04-17 02:39 PM

this is really sad and you did a really excellent job capturing the situation. keep posting all your work.

Sometimes, the things that go unsaid are the only things worth hearing.

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