If I runIf

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If I runIf

If I run
If I cry
I don't want you
To wonder why

When I try to say the word,
The first part
CAN
Comes out alright

But the last part
Is a strangled cry
The C is a sob
The E is a tear
The R is a mess of fear.

The fear is when
I come home
And I hope
And I hope
That no one has to tell me

"She's gone." 

submitted by I'll stay anonymous, age my age, My Location
(September 13, 2017 - 12:15 am)

I don't have any words for this. I sometimes feel like I never have any words for anything. I won't try to tell you about hope, about her glorious fight, her wonderful life, the time you have left. I don't have the words for it anyway. I'll listen if you want to say anything, though.

Best of luck to you and yours, and may a ghost dog or a cardboard box bring you joy.

submitted by Viola?, age Secret, Secret
(September 16, 2017 - 4:51 pm)

It isn't fair

It isn't fair my cousin has cancer

It isn't fair someone you know is sick

It isn't fair you have to fear

It isn't fair I may never get to know her

It isn't fair she lost her beautiful, dark hair

With all

this

unfairness

out there

may never

get all

of my anger

(for her, for you, for my cousin,) 

at cancer

out.

submitted by ***
(September 20, 2017 - 8:55 pm)

Oh, my goodness. I am so sorry, anonymous! I will be praying. And please tell your cousin from me, and I think lots of people on this board will agree with me, please tell her to never give up. That is all I can really say, but I hope it helps.

submitted by Shade, age age 12
(September 23, 2017 - 7:52 am)

The only words that halfway fit are "I'm sorry". Oh wait, here come some more. Let's see... Life isn't fair, life is random. But we can impact that randomness, although we don't always know how it'll turn out. Okay, next. Six Feet Over It. A book where the main character's sister is getting over cancer. I don't know how that's supposed to help, part of my mind that's throwing stuff at me, but okay. Spirit animals. ...What? Prayers. That deer skeleton I found in the woods. Amethysts. Crystals in general. I'm going to stop now. 

submitted by Viola?, age Secret, Secret
(September 26, 2017 - 7:07 am)