"Till Death Do Us Part"

Quynh-lan
Saint Louis Charter School 

"Till Death Do Us Part" by Quynh-lan St. Louis Charter School This video was taken at the 2011 7GP 7th Grade Poetry Contest Winner Event in St. Louis, MO. Read the poems of every 7GP winner at www.7gp.org. The 7th Grade Poetry Foundation (7GP) is transforming young lives and their classrooms through writing.

It’s something everybody faces,
leaving a scar that never erases.
It’s a disease you cannot heal,
a painful, hard ordeal.

We all see it coming,
never a point in running.
Life catches up to us,
so don’t be in a rush.

We’ve all lost in the past,
only to feel that sharp contrast.
What does it feel like when you’re the one,
losing a friend, grandpa, mother, or son?

A heartache that can’t be defined,
harsher than a Valentine you can no longer call “mine.”
All that is known is “Till death do us part,”
while the rest lies deeply within our hearts.