a girl in my class

a girl in my class


a girl in my class
killed herself
last week
I guess her life
was too bleak

every one says
her smile could light up a room
I know
her smile hides doom
every one says
she was beautiful and brilliant
I know
her depression was resilient
every one says
they loved her oh so much
I know
she could never escape the bad man’s touch
every one says
she’s in a better place
I know
she died with tears on her face

I know
there’s no hope to find
the Devil was too kind
he allowed her to
leave a note behind

the only thing on the page
was the letter “Z”
and I know...
it was for me.


--Z.Silas Herrera

Reviews

[Troy Baham Jr.]

wow. this was really cool. i really enjoyed the part where you put what everyone thought of her and then what you knew of her. i hope this didn't really happen, but it does make for a good story/poem

i had a girl in my class kill herself during my freshman year in high school supposedly do to pressure from her parents about school.

one of my friends also commited suicide write before we finished our freshman year of college.

[Brianna Brie]

the only thing on the page
was the letter "Z"
and I know...
it was for me.

Wow...that could definitely leave a guilt complex. I believe that suicide in part is an attempt to retaliate against the ones that hurt us. The "you hurt me, I'll hurt you" complex. Sad and scary thing as it happens every day to someone. Written emotionally powerful with a great ending. Kudos

[SPINNING ON that dizzy ..]

Oh, I truly have goosebumps - it was exciting - I did not know who it was going to be! This is very moving - sad and real... this is a great addition to this contest as well!!!

[Crystal]

everyone says... I know... everyone says... I know... everyone says

I was enjoying the back and forth of the format and then you wrapped it up neatly with the note. How sad that is... and chilling.

[Jazlean]

aww this is really good. sad, heartfelt. The rhyming scheme/overall layout was different but it worked and sucked the reader in. a sure winner. well done.
~Jaz

[Chloe C. Telles]

...beautiful and touching... :]

[Chelsea L. Ellsworth]

My feeling toward your poem are none but sading, it's amazing how many people will kill them selves if the mood is just right. it seems to me, their just to bleak to live life to it's fullist, I wish people would just get it through their head how stupid they really are.Soooo sorry i got way... off topic...But any way nice story/poem.