A young girl whose life
just began
The rose bud opening
with the sun
The book lying open
never read
A child screaming
to be heard
Wasted letters, word, and paper
ideas and thoughts in your head
but never a chance
to be expressed
Her life crushed by
that mistake
The rose in full bloom
crushed by the blight
All poems were written by Tina M. Nolan
© 1999 Tina M. Nolan