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His Eyes

December 16, 2013
By MayaBS BRONZE, Los Angeles, California
MayaBS BRONZE, Los Angeles, California
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I see rockets in his eyes,
Orange and shining.
10,9,8
We start running to the shelters.
7,6
We've done this before, like brushing your teeth in the morning.
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Why isn't he running? He knows better.
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He's frozen.
I run to him as the shelters lock.
3
I lay over him-
He screams.
"Hear, Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is One"
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I look into his eyes-
I see his future.
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The author's comments:
This poem is based on a true story about a girl saving her, 7 year old, brother's life. She covered him with her body to protect him from the Kassam rockets

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