Middle School: First Place

The Martyr’s Song

Can they not leave a poor soul alone?

Have they not caused enough grief, pain, loss?

Am I the wretch the birds prey on?

Am I all alone in a dark place?

Am I a half-dead creature with pounding paws behind?

Am I the innocent at the gallows with rope around my neck?

Or am I a Christian, not unlike the Martyrs long ago with my reward up above?

by

Jesse Faile