Teen Poetry Contest Winner for 2009
Troyer Wallace-Evans
Martin Luther King Jr. Lab School, grade 8
10 Pins
There were 10 pins to knock down
Nine people were waiting to bowl
An eight-pound ball in the hand
A seven-year old birthday party
A six-inch foot tripped the birthday boy
Five minutes later he woke up
Four Band-Aids sealed his gash
Three months later it was a scar
Two people were in his memory
One lane was cleaned for blood
Zero pins knocked over
Strike
Watch a video of Troyer reading his poem, "10 Pins"