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Finalist at Poetry Contest

May 3rd, 2023

Congratulations to Landmark High School's Abby C. who was a finalist at the Beverly Public Library’s 27th AnnualTeen Poetry Contest. Abby was one of seven chosen from a field of 391 submissions this year. On April 26, 2023, Abby read her poem to an audience at the Beverly Public Library (pictured below), including Landmark teachers and her family.

Read Abby's poem below.

It's our fault
Is it really our fault we ended up this way
Scared to live and scared to die
Having to depend on something like an addiction
You would rather blame us than accepting what you did
You were the ones that gave us these "vile" things
You taught us to find comfort in them
depend on them when you didn't want to care
They were there when you weren't
To many, these phones were more of a parent then you
ever were
No wonder we can't get rid of them
YOU GAVE US THE WORLD

Abby reading poem

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