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I Wont Tell

I won’t tell What you done to mommy Please don’t yell I won’t tell How she fell You can trust in me I won’t tell What you done to mommy

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Vanessa Hollenbach

Date: 6/26/2013 1:55:00 AM

the pleadings of a child goes straight to the bone...well done Matthew

Arty Rico Jones

Date: 6/3/2013 12:02:00 PM

very great, I still wont tell my mom what I did

David Scott

Date: 5/8/2013 12:31:00 PM

another great write and insight davidscott

Patrick Boyle

Date: 4/12/2013 9:54:00 PM

You can feel the fear, trying to negotiate a way out. Powerful.

Timothy Hicks

Date: 4/10/2013 4:36:00 AM

The simple words you've used to express such a serious message made it all the more sad. I wonder what will become of the child... and of course the mom. Good work anyhow...

Kyle Maples

Date: 3/31/2013 8:17:00 AM

very interesting! I enjoyed reading it

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/4/2013 8:32:00 PM

this is a very different and interesting one! it's a very clever way to get across this kind of serious message!

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 10/26/2012 7:19:00 AM

What a beautiful day to sit and read the many diverse poems here at the Soup. I am so happy yours were among the ones I am able to read today Matthew. I hope your weekend is exciting and so full of life and that you might find even more inspiration to write. Love, Carol XXXX