There once was a five-year-old named Ellie.
She had a mom and a dad.
She had a best friend named Lily.
She never needed to feel mad.
She was happy.
Ellie was ten years of age
When she lost her dad to cancer.
She had a close friend named Sage.
Ellie wanted to become a dancer.
She was humiliated on the school stage.
Ellie was twelve-years-old.
Her mom had a new husband.
She had a friend named Harold.
She had a crush on a guy in a band.
She didn't do as she was told.
When Ellie was fourteen,
She ran away from home.
She had a boyfriend named Dean.
She wrote a very sad poem.
Ellie was exceptionally mean.
Ellie was seventeen now.
Her mom found her on her own.
Ellie's boyfriend had called her a cow.
She was left all alone.
The neighbour called police when the tub began to overflow.
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I Am Everything
PoetryExcerpt: "I am everything: The autumn winds easing the leaves away from their branches, A baby's smile at daddy's funny face, The tears that seep into the soil at a funeral, A heavy snowfall on Christmas Eve. I am a hug: Offered only during t...
