THE TEARS ARE FALLING

DEREK KEITH FRANKLIN 1985 (MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA)

January 22 


FEEL MY BODY GETTING WEAK. THE TEARS ARE FALLING. I SEE MY FAMILY STANDING AT MY FEET. THE TEARS ARE FALLING. THE WOUNDS CONTINUE TO LEAK. THE TEARS ARE FALLING. IS IT MY FATE THAT I MUST MEET? THE TEARS ARE FALLING. I AM TRYING TO SPEAK. THE TEARS ARE FALLING. MY SURVIVAL CHANCES ARE LOOKING BLEAK. THE TEARS ARE FALLING. I AM MORE THAN JUST A HOPELESS PIECE OF MEAT. JUSTICE MY FAMILY MUST SEEK! THEIR FEELINGS AND ATTITUDES CHANGE EVERY WEEK. WHY, OH, WHY DIDN'T THEY (THE SHOOTERS) JUST TURN THE OTHER CHEEK? OH, HOW I MISS THE DAYS WHEN I COULD PLAY HIDE AND SEEK. MY HOW I LOVED TO CREATE MY OWN TECHNIQUE. OH, NO! I FEEL MY EYELIDS GETTING HEAVY. THE TEARS ARE FALLING. I KNOW THEY HAVE A HEARSE THAT IS READY. THE TEARS ARE FALLING. I HOPE THEY REMEMBER ME FOR BEING A UNIQUE GEEK. THE TEARS ARE FALLING. AS I HEAR, THE MACHINE SOUNDS ITS LAST BEEP.... THE TEARS HAVE STOPPED FALLING.

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THIS POEM IS ABOUT A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN SHOT AND IS REMEMBERING THEIR ENTIRE LIFE AS THEY MEET THEIR DEMISE

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Written on December 03, 2014

Submitted by REPAIRSERVICE1 on January 22, 2022

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