Middle School:  Third Place

 

Ruth

 

 

As she exited the building downtown,

The tears burn I her eyes,

She strives to hold them back,

Instead, she begins to cry.

 

What would she have been like?

What would she have looked like?

Would she have been an actress?

Or maybe even a nurse,

It’s impractical to turn back time,

Now the woman is burdened

With an infinite curse.

 

She will always feel liable.

And never forget the truth,

About the aborted child

She would have named Ruth.

 

By:  Shauna Wibel