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D'Arcy Morrie

I'm Sorry

I'm Sorry

By D'Arcy Morrie
Lebanon High School, Grade 12

i'm sorry
the two words we don't want to hear when we lose a friend
knowing we won't hear their voice again
the next time we will see their face is in a casket
painted and looking plastic

i'm sorry
that's what the doctor said
when i looked down to see the white sheet pulled over his head
with his body lying still on the bed

i'm sorry
i never want to hear this about you
live so that one day i can say i do.

His Mistake Not Mine

As he hung up the phone he realized what he did wrong. He shouldn't have broken up with her. She was an amazing girl, the best he could ever ask for. He had asked her out 4 times. The first 3 she had said no, but the fourth was the happiest moment of his life. Why then, did he dump her?

In The Winter

By D'Arcy Morrie
Lebanon High School, Grade 12

Snowflakes started to fall
As I sat on my bed
When the house is quiet as the dead
Inside myself I feel so small

The snow started falling harder
It started its swirling
I felt like going outside and twirling
Where my heart would beat faster

In the morning I awoke
I got on my boots and coat
I went outside to have fun

In The Winter

Snowflakes started to fall
As I sat on my bed
When the house is quiet as the dead
Inside myslef I feel so small

The snow started to fall harder
It started its twirling
I felt like going outside and twirling
Where my heart would beat faster

In the morning I awoke
I got on my boots and coat
I went outside to have fun
When I realized the snow was all gone.

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