As The Yellowbells Fall Poem by Izobelle Pulgo

As the yellowbells fall...

I saw a little boy down the street. He was being bullied by kids much bigger than him. My heart screamed 'stop' but I was the only one who heard it. Yet I just stood there paralyzed, unmoving and watched as the little boy cried.

As the yellowbells fall...

A woman entered the store. Her clothes were shabby yet she tried to keep her cool. The nonchalant gaze she received was much more than she could take, the food she wanted to buy was too much more than she could pay. She walked away with not a package in her hand, I just stood there and watched her walk away.

As the yellowbells fall...

A mother dragged her son. He was no good, she said, and better off gone. My heart broke as the boy pleaded and begged with big, scared eyes. The mother ranted, the boy cried. I just stood there... I just stood there as the boy's hope died.

As the yellowbells fall...

A friend got into a fight. He was risking himself to fight for the girl of his life. What he didn't know and what I couldn't say, his girl was cheating behind his back. As he got a punch and received a blow, I just watched as he tried to stand but failed to do. All for the girl he thought he knew, I just stood there and watched him take another blow.

As the yellowbells fall...

A daughter arrived with a secret to tell. Her parents were proud but she has a secret with her. Her mother fussed, her father asked yet they were silenced when the daughter spoke at last. She's pregnant, she's sixteen, she's sorry for how bad she's been. Her mother wept for the dream lost, her father wept for his little girl gone.

And I just stood there and I cried for all the dreams lost and hopes that died... for all the dreams lost and hopes that died.