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If She Would Have Said No

October 3, 2012
By AshleighMegan PLATINUM, Moses Lake, Washington
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AshleighMegan PLATINUM, Moses Lake, Washington
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"The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love, and be loved in return." -Moulin Rouge

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If Cassie would have said no, she’d still be alive.
She would have told the story, start to finish,
She would have betrayed her beliefs, left them.
If she said no, only sixteen would be dead.
If she said no, she would have let down God.
If she said no, she wouldn’t be a martyr.
There would be no memorial for her last word.
There would be no legacy if she said no.
She would have told the biggest lie known to man.
And she would do it all over again.


In memory of Cassie B.
November 6, 1981-April 20, 1999

© Courtney K., Bethel Park, PA

The author's comments:
I was inspired by the Columbine shooting story, and also the song 'Cassie' by Flyleaf. So here is my tribute to the lost.
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