Exceptional A small girls passing The Poets Menagerie : Cara by Lea Tonin1 Share A Story In A Poem contest entry

Brown of hair, blue of eye Grinning mouth one tooth shy Dad, child and friend makes three Joyful girl glad and free   These two friends good old boys ATV bush bound toy Too much drink slurred their words Small girl played diving birds   On the bike friend and child Through the bush track was wild Misplaced turn flipped the quad Down ravine scraped and clawed   Up the road truck tires scream Stops a car worked their scheme "She fell off back of truck" "Broke her leg just bad luck"   Woman starts CPR Ambulance can't be far. Breath nor life could she find Smell of death clear, defined   Child left where help was found Hope of life she was bound Down the hall cops were there. Dad and friend cuffs they wear   Homicide spoke that night Lie they told, skip the fight Back to nurse she was near "Dead, you know that my dear"   Mind in shock by Dad's tale In my heart, bursting wail In my mind she will stay Won't forget girl at play   Recognized Author Notes This is a true story happened approximately 35 years ago on a stretch of highway no to far from my mother and her partners fishing & hunting resort. I'm still shocked to this day of the lie they told to get out of trouble. It hecame more important than a child's life.

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