TO SANTA CLAUS AND LITTLE SISTERS
Once he wrote a poem
And he called it "Chops."
Because that was the name of
his dog, and that's what it was
all about.
And the teacher gave him an "A"
And a gold star.
And his mother hung it on the
kitchen door, and read it to
all his aunts...
Once... he wrote another
poem.
And he called it "Question
Marked Innocence."
Because that was the name of
his grief and that's what it
was all about.
And the professor gave him
an "A"
And a strange and steady look.
And his mother never hung it
on the kitchen door, because
he never let her see it...
Once, at 3 a.m... he tried
another poem...
And he called it absolutely
nothing, because that's what it
was all about.
And he gave himself an "A"
And a slash on each damp wrist.
And hung it on the bathroom
door because he couldn't reach the kitchen.
-written by a 15 year old boy two years before he commited suicide.