What Happens Next Poem by Tabitha Lane

Lying on my bed,
Putting my hands over my ears

Trying to drown out the loud noises,
Turning my music up as high as it can go

I still hear it,
Crash!

I run downstairs,
Broken glass all over the floor

Our family picture,
Now shattered into a million pieces

My little brother is on the stairs watching,
Telling him to go back to bed

“I thought they loved each other? ” my brother yells,
“What makes you think that? ” my dad yells back

Confused,
Why and how did it come to this?

Dad wants a divorce,
Mom already has the papers

My little brother cries,
Running up to his room

Knocking on his door,
Still crying

I open the door,
“What is going to happen to us? ” he asks

Thinking to come up with an answer,
Silence...