Special thanks to Mineral County students for participating in the domestic violence poetry contest in October, and Principal Domogola for encouraging the students.
Also thank you to the Mineral County Sheriff’s Association and Deputy Hults assisting with the contest and providing prizes.
Winners of the Domestic Violence poetry contest.
• First Place: Shanoa Clevenger-“She Lied to the World”
• Second Place: Kaylinn Alger-“There is Always Hope”
• Third Place: Taylor McFalls- “Stop Bullying”
These are the poems by Mineral County Students
She Lied to the World
By Shanoa Clevenger
She lied to the world about her husband everyday
She lied to her mother “everything is okay”
She lied to her brother “bar fight with Zoey”
She did all this showing he was fine
But inside she was losing her mind
She lied to Joey a close friend “fell on a chair”
But you always saw one eye cause of her hair
One dark morning she was found in her bed
Cold, still, could she be dead
It was obvious she was
They looked at her head
A bullet hole that was when she was presumed dead
The police came in and dragged her our
In jail he began to pout
She put me here he said voice tick with disdain
His cell mate said, “you will know your pain”
There she lay in the cold dark ground
Knowing there were more women to be found
There is Always Hope
By Kaylinn Alger
You can only hide the bruises
Behind weak lies and excuses
You carry the burden of shame
Feeling alone and to blame
You allow the violence with you continued silence
He makes you feel you are undeserving
You don’t know
His motives are self-serving
If you can resist
His iron fist
There is someone
You can call to assist
There is someone on your side
They can help rebuild your pride
Call your local
Domestic Violence Advocate
They can explain your options,
They can educate
Stop Bullying
By Taylor McFalls
Means, disrespectful
Harming, hurting, beating
Harsh, cruel, nice, joyful
Encouraging, loving, helping
Good, faithful
friendly