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Friday, April 4, 2008

Knew your name

What if

One more

Said hi

Waved while you

Walked by

What if

One more

Knew your name

Asked you

To join in the game

Would you of still

Felt lost

And that your

Life should be given

To cover the cost

3.21.08

6 comments:

EoLhC said...

Grr... the spacing is messed up!

Mack D said...

I'm glad you invited me to this blog so I can see what you have been writing.

Mom and Dad said...

I think is really quite fine...just one word that needs some looking at: "would have still... rather than "would of"...

Are you thinking about those people who take their own lives? We really don't know how meaningful even the smallest acts of connection are to people who are feeling alone...

Love you always,
Mom

Mom and Dad said...

One more comment about the word "given" as in "life should be given to cover the cost" ...would like to hear your thoughts about the word choice of "given" in the poem...

taken is the usual verb when it comes to suicide or other harmful act against another... so interestd in hearing your thoughts about this important word.

XO mom

EoLhC said...

Okay, thanks!

Yea, I wrote this a little while after I found out about Mitch.

jane said...

Good job of relating the questions one is left with after someone takes their own life.

Here are my thoughts at the moment:
I like your use of rhyme here, and the repeating phrase "What if". What if you stayed with that repeating phrase? Is there another way to word the last five lines using "What if" to begin that stanza or section?

What is "the cost" that he thinks giving his life covers?