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In memory of children killed at school
Innocence Lost by Beck Fenton
Use These Words writing prompt entry
Artwork by VMarguarite at FanArtReview.com

Warning: The author has noted that this contains the highest level of violence.
Games in hand the children play

On the sidewalk

Standing still

Immersed in their phones

Games of violence

Are their thrill



They don't notice

They don't see

An unseen shadow creeps in

Like a spider on a web

The clouds rush in



Storm clouds gather

With a downpour

That threatens all

Water will ruin their play

And they go into school

When the bell calls



Sometime later that day

One child realizes

To her dismay

The shadows of a gunman

Looking for a kid to kill

Isn't like the game she plays

Not at all!


Writing Prompt
Wrote a poem of any length or style using these words:

Shadows

Sidewalk

Play

Water

Spider

Author Notes
So many lives lost in so many schools!

     

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