Child Logic Poem by Les Murray
Child Logic
The smallest girl
in the wild kid's gang
submitted her finger
to his tomahawk idea -
It hurt bad, dropping off.
He knew he'd gone too far
and ran, herding the others.
Later on, he'd maim her brother.
She stayed in the bush
till sundown, wrote
in blood on the logs, and
gripped her gapped hand, afraid
what her parents would say
to waste of a finger.
Carelessness. Mad kids.
She had done wrong some way.
She stayed in the bush till sundown, wrote in blood on the logs, and gripped her gapped hand, afraid excellent great 10++++++++++++++++++
Eerie occurrences, but an excellent poem, well conveyed.
Two days in a row The Modern Poem Of The Day? Congratulations!
NOTE: I do hope my comments will stay here. Excellent poem.5 Stars. Congratulations!
I do not see my comment for this Modern Poem Of Today. Congratulations. Hurt finger, much blood and of course very painful, indeed a child's logic.5 Stars! Excellent poem!
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12/5/2025 1:06:45 AM # 1.0.0
what her parents would say to waste of a finger. Carelessness. Mad kids. She had done wrong some way........touching expression. Beautiful poem.