1.One boy wrote on a yellow piece of paper with green lines a poem
He called it "Rex" the name of his dog
Because that's what it was all about
His teacher gave him an A+ and a golden star
His mother hung it up in the kitchen
His mom and dad kissed a lot
That was the year his sister Mary was born
Father Tracy took the whole church to the zoo
He let the whole church sing the whole bus ride
The boy received a Valentine from a girl he had a crush on
It had X's all over it
He had to ask his father what the X's meant
His father tucked him in every night
2.The boy wrote on a white piece of paper with blue lines a poem
He called it "Winter" cause that was the time of year it was
His teacher gave him an A+, but told him he needed to write more clearly
His mother never hung it up in the kitchen cause of the new paint
His mom and dad still kissed a lot
That was the year his sister got glasses
The other kids picked on her, calling her four eyes, nerd, geek, etc.
Christmas came and when he talked of visiting Santa Clause at the Local mall the other kid just asked him why
He's not real, your parent's just know your stupid enough to beleive them
They said that Father Tracy is an alcoholic
He smokes huge cigars and burnt holes in the church pews
They claimed he stole the churches cash donations and gambled them away
His dad never tucked him in
His dad would get upset when ever he cried for him to
3.The boy wrote on a piece of paper torn from his notebook a poem
He called it " Loyalty? : A Question"
One he had wondered about his girlfriend Sarah
His teacher gave him an A+ and a stern look
He never did show his mom
His mom and dad never kissed or really ever talked
But he did see his sister kissing a boy
He was heartbroken
He decided to pay for one of the loose women that stood around the corner from the church
They wore so much make-up and cheap perfume that when he tried to kiss them it made him cough
He still kissed them cause that was the thing to do
Father Tracey died that year
The boy visted the grave every day
4.The Boy wrote on a scrap peice of paper a poem
He called it "Tears" cause he had trouble fighting them back
He Got an F Because he simply threw it away
When he came home his mother hung herself in the kitchen
His sister was in the hospital because of a drug overdose
After the police left his father and him bought a motel room
His father who had been sober for 4 years now raided the mini bar
In hopes of washing away the pain of knowing that the night before he told his wife to drop dead
The boy tucked himself in, crying himself to sleep
5.He wrote on the back of a brown paper bag a poem
He called it "Meaningless" cause to hime life was meaningless
He gave himself an A+ and a slash on each wrist and laid in the bath tub
He hung the poem in the bathroom
He would have hung it in the kitchen but he felf he could not make it that far
- Dana Scott Waters
