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Lauren LANCASTER, 12<br />
Hornsby Girls High School<br />
HORNSBY NSW<br />
Empty Money<br />
Packets of death swapping hands<br />
For empty money<br />
A childish dare<br />
A sideways grin<br />
A tilt of the head<br />
Throat burning<br />
Never ending ecstasy<br />
Her skin grey<br />
Her cheeks sunken<br />
Her lips white<br />
Her eyes empty<br />
White slips through her fingers<br />
So too does her life<br />
Judge’s Comment<br />
A deceptively simple poem, describing a chilling reality. The final line sent<br />
a shiver down my spine. Very effective.<br />
Anna LANGFORD, 15<br />
Northcote High School<br />
NORTHCOTE VIC<br />
Last Letters<br />
I open<br />
My rusted old letterbox<br />
Fingers close around<br />
Creamy white envelope<br />
On the back, inky Japanese characters<br />
Stain the paper like pressed grasshoppers<br />
Who in this modern world would take the time<br />
To choose pretty patterned papers<br />
Write slowly, carefully
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