Excellent Free verse for someone I used to know Your Only Crime by justjo66

I read on the internet today that you had passed away. I had not thought of you for years when I read it...the news brought tears. I remember you in High School So many of the students treated you cruel. I wasn't one of them. I never was one to condemn. Your blonde hair was often dirty and shaggy. Your clothes old and baggy. In your blue eyes I could see the pain. Not many realized you had a good brain. Your only crime You lived in a shack with so much grime. A house filled with mouths to feed. Your earliest feelings were of want and need. I hope you found a good life. Lord knows your childhood was filled with strife. Rest in Peace Jimmy E. Recognized Author Notes This was a young boy I knew in High School. I know some of the sentences are long. This is just "me" writing down my feeling. Sometimes, it takes me a lot of words. :o) Thank you britjill for the sad picture.

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