When the lives of innocent people are so cruelly taken away in such senseless acts as the latest terror-related incident in London, it can be hard to find the words to express how we feel.
But a 14-year-old girl from the UK has found the words many are struggling to say, in a simple, 11 line poem posted to Twitter.
Abbie posted the poem in the hours after seven people were confirmed dead when a van ploughed into pedestrians on London Bridge, before a stabbing attack at Borough Market.
The poem, titled London Is Today’s Victim, has been retweeted hundreds of times, and has been liked by more than 1,200 people.
.London Is Today’s Victim.
A poem by me, aged 14#LondonBridge #BoroughMarket #Vauxhall #PrayForTheWorld #PrayForLondon pic.twitter.com/3cqwasCwOa
— abbie ???? (@abbieisarose) June 3, 2017