THE ARM

He went running down the hall,
hit the wall, bounced
and hit a table.
There were tears by the doze.
Minute after minute,
Laying there helpless
In a hospital bed
All the pain I've
felt, when he
broke his arm.
Too weak to wal,
Too weak to sit,
Just too weak.

© Meagan Korner,
Grade Six, Weinlos School, Edmonton, AB

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