“Epitaph: The Crash”
Sarah
St. Paul’s Lutheran School
Pennington County, South Dakota
"Epitaph: The Crash" by Sarah 2016 7GP 7th Grade Poet Laureate St. Paul's Lutheran School Pennington County, South Dakota To read the poems of every 7GP 7th Grade Poet Laureate, visit www.7gp.org. The 7th Grade Poetry Foundation (7GP) transforms young lives, improves classrooms and unites communities through poetry writing.
Falling devotedly, crying so solemnly,
He was lively and now he’s nothing.
Crows peck at the bird seed across from me,
Then the tables turn, making me jump
I was frightened when I hit that big thump.
Smashing through the windows, crashing into the streets,
Oh yes, the car crash was frightening.