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In Memory of All Of Those Who have Died In School Shootings

Mommy, Jonny brought a gun to school,
He told his friends that it was cool,
And when he pulled the trigger back,
It shot with a great crack.
Mommy, I was a good girl,
I did what I was told,
I went to school, I got straight A's,
I even got the gold!
But when I went to school that day,
I never said goodbye,
I'm sorry Mommy, I had to go,
But Mommy, please don't cry.
When Jonny shot the gun, He hit me and another,
And all because Jonny Got the gun from his older brother.
Mommy, please tell Daddy;
That I love him very much,
And please tell Chris, my boyfriend;
That it wasn't just a crush.
And tell my little sister;
That she is the only now,
And tell my dear sweet Grandmother;
I'll be waiting for her now,
And tell my wonderful friends,
That they always were the best,
Mommy, I'm not the first,
I'm no better than the rest.
Mommy, tell my teachers;
I won't show up for class,
And never to forget this,
And please don't let it pass.
Mommy, why'd it have to be me?
No one deserves this,
Mommy,warn the others,
Mommy, I left without a kiss.
And Mommy, tell the doctors;
I know they really did try,
I think I even saw a doctor,
Trying not to cry.
Mommy, I'm slowly dying,
With a bullet in my chest,
But Mommy, please remember,
I'm in Heaven with the rest.
Mommy, I ran as fast as I could,
When I heard that crack,
Mommy, listen to me if you would I'm not coming back.
I wanted to go to college,
I wanted to try things that were new,
I guess I'm not going with Daddy;
On that trip to the new zoo.
I wanted to get married,
I wanted to have a kid,
I wanted to be an actress,
Mommy I wanted to live.
But Mommy, I must go now,
The time is getting late.
Mommy tell my boyfriend,
I'm sorry I had to cancel the date.
I love you Mommy, I always have,
I know; you know it's true,
And Mommy all I wanted to say is, "Mommy, I love you."
ANONYMOUS


The day I realized I love you was the day you said goodbye.
All I did that day was sit there and think of you and cry.
The day I realized I love you, you walked away from me.
Tears filled my eyes but your back was turned so you didn't see.
The day I realized I love you, I realized you didn't feel the same.
I knew this day would come and now it finally came.
The day I realized I love you came one day too late.
If we're suppose to be together I guess its up to fate.
The day I realized I love you was the day you said goodbye.
This unhappiness and heartbreak makes me want to die.
Anonymous


Doese Heaven have a phone number?
Mommy went to Heaven,
but I need her here today,
My tummy hurts and I fell down,
I need her right away,
Operator can you tell me how to find her in this book?
Is heaven in the yellow part,
I don't know where to look.
I think my daddy needs her too,
at night I hear him cry.
I hear him call her name sometimes,
but I really don't know why.
Maybe if I call her,
she will hurry home to me.
Is Heaven very far away,
is it across the sea?
She's been gone a long,
long time she needs to come home now!
I really need to reach her,
but I simply don't know how.
Help me find the number please,
is it listed under "Heaven"?
I can't read these big big words,
I am only seven.
I'm sorry operator,
I didn't mean to make you cry,
Is your tummy hurting too,
or is there something in your eye?
If I call my church maybe they will know.
Mommy said when we need help that's where we should go.
I found the number to my church tacked up on the wall.
Thank you operator, I'll give hem a call.
Anonymous
The Day I Met you
I thought I had it all right here,
Until the day I went somewhere.
That's the day that i met you.
I think of you eveynight and day,
even when the skies are gray.
People tell me I am crazy but it's true,
I really do love you.
My day has come to leave you,
I will go back and think it through.
Do you really love me too?
I hope the day will come real soon,
So we can be together just me and you.
Will it come or will it not?
These are the questions I ask myself,
Will i get an answer or will it just fade away?
But all I know is one thing,
I love you today, tomorrow and forever for the rest of my life.
By: Sylvia Mesher, May, 2000
We Are Just Friends
To this day you have been my friend,
I hope it will last until the end.
We might argue just a little,
But never a real fight.
People thinks I am to young for you,
But it's not like we have love for each other.
All we are is really good friend,
That will have a friendship until the end.
Even though I've only known you since July '99
I have never told you a single lie.
You always make me tell the truth,
So why start now and make this end.
But mow this is the end of the poem
I just want to say Thanks for being a really good friend.
Sylvia Mesher