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One More Letter, A Thousand Left

May 14, 2014
By SammyLime BRONZE, Carrollton, Texas
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&quot;Never fear shadows. They simply mean there&#039;s a light shining somewhere nearby.&quot; - Unknown<br /> &quot;There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.&quot;- Ray Bradbury

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I stared silently,
At the blank paper in front of me,
The letter I had to send to the poor young man's family,
I begged and pleaded silently,
"Don't make me write it,
Don't make me write it,"
Hoping for a miracle,
For words to appear,
My hand refused to pick up the pen,
I was tired of this writing letters to poor families,
And yet,
There were always more,
If only this war could end,
If only the poor man could come back to life,
If only I didn't have to,
Write,
This,
One,
Letter

© Rebecca B., Santa Clara, CA

The author's comments:
I have family who are in the army and I know that there are some things that you see that can completely change you. This poem is for all of the people who have died in wars or have family or friends that have died in wars. Their service will always be remembered even if their names are forgotten.
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SammyLime BRONZE said...
on May. 15 2014 at 12:12 pm
SammyLime BRONZE, Carrollton, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Never fear shadows. They simply mean there&#039;s a light shining somewhere nearby.&quot; - Unknown<br /> &quot;There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.&quot;- Ray Bradbury

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Thanks bunches!!!
TaylorWintry DIAMOND said...
on May. 15 2014 at 12:10 pm
TaylorWintry DIAMOND, Carrollton, Texas
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Ooh, chilling!! Btw, I like the last sentence of your little note. That's an amazing concept, don't you think? I really really like this poem. Like really. Anything that has to do with our country or the armed forces really just hits home in my heart. I don't know why. This poem was clever and made me want to cry along with the narrator. I enjoyed this thoroughly, nice job.