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Orphan Whisper
October 4, 2010
There stands a dingy building
where twenty orphans sleep
in a rusty room
with broken windows,
and no heat.
Of these twenty children
one will die tonight
because no heard his cries,
and no one saw him bleed,
and no one read him
Good Night Moon
before he fell asleep.
When morning comes,
empty tummies will beg for food,
lonely children will want to play,
and a dead boy will be forgotten
lost forever
in a whisper of the orphans.
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This article has 21 comments.
delilahsky PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 17 2010 at 8:27 am
It was. But now I can read goodnight moon to myself. :-)
And thank you!
delilahsky PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 15 2010 at 7:03 pm
Thank you. I wrote this from personal experience- as I was an orphan once. No one read ME Goodnight Moon.
delilahsky PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 15 2010 at 2:18 pm
Thank you.
justinbieberlover:) said...
on Oct. 15 2010 at 2:15 pm
omg soo sad i love it ♥<3 :):(
delilahsky PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 15 2010 at 4:46 am
Thank you so much!
AliceC. said...
on Oct. 14 2010 at 8:14 pm
That was hauntingly beautiful and really deep. One of the best poems I've ever read! :)
delilahsky PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 14 2010 at 2:03 pm
This just made me smile. I'm glad you like it.
delilahsky PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 14 2010 at 2:03 pm
Thank you.
delilahsky PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 13 2010 at 3:05 pm
Aww I will!
delilahsky PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 13 2010 at 2:29 pm
Thanks. :-)
delilahsky PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 13 2010 at 2:29 pm
hahah whoops I meant to reply to that- but thank you so much!
delilahsky PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 13 2010 at 2:27 pm
Thank you so much!
createakristen SILVER said...
on Oct. 12 2010 at 9:07 pm
this was completely deep. i love the complexity and truth inside. very creative :]
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Favorite Quote:
Now Cinderella don't you go to sleep, it's such a bitter form of refuge, oh don't you know the kingdom's under siege, and everbody needs you. - The Killers
I really like this poem... it's very deep and eerily haunting in a way that is beautiful... I'm glad that you were able to rise up from that experience, because it has made you a truly gifted writer... never stop.
Think you could check out my poems sometime? I would love to hear your opinion.