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He Was Only Three MAG
May 25, 2009
My brother was already three
Yet he still could not say “potty”
I would call and squeal his dear name
But received not a glance from he
My brother was already three
When aware doctors came to see
He was a boy with autism
Thus his world did not include me
My brother was already three
When I took him to go sightsee
But the busy crowds of Shanghai
Carelessly separated we
My brother was already three
And as appealing as Jet Li
When I let go of his small hand
Came parting of eternity
I spotted his teddy bear cap
Fluttering above the street floor
When I covered our distant gap
Sadly he was on earth no more
My dear brother was only three …
When he drowned in that traffic sea
© Andy C., Northampton, MA
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This article has 31 comments.
Shani211 said...
on Jun. 21 2010 at 3:35 pm
You are a talented writer and this poem is deep.
vikesfan28 GOLD said...
on May. 27 2010 at 9:58 pm
Shocking. I don't understand it very much. The drowning in traffic part i mean, but it was a really good piece.
bmmsdm said...
on Mar. 2 2010 at 8:34 am
that was really sad but a very good poem
JustAlice. SILVER said...
on Dec. 21 2009 at 3:01 pm
very sad yet very beautiful. i felt like i was there in that moment. this really is a wonderful peice
teenwrite123 BRONZE said...
on Dec. 14 2009 at 1:47 pm
i can recite the last stanza by heart
PoetOfNyx16 SILVER said...
on Dec. 9 2009 at 11:16 am
wow, that made me cry a little, its really sad and moving, beautiful repetition, and i hope you keep writing like this, its amazing
LEXB said...
on Dec. 8 2009 at 7:50 am
i like how you used repetition, it really gave the writing more emphasis
NaTivE_BeAutiE GOLD said...
on Nov. 30 2009 at 7:40 pm
WOW. This piece moved me, it didn't have to be descriptive, yet the story was clear and heartbreaking. Don't stop here, you're truly talented.
