Date Due: June 1st 2024, at 12 Noon Eastern Time
Contest Guidelines: 40 lines or less and written in any form of poetry, and one poem per member.
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Winning Poem
By: Shelby Pryor
Something New
Rain rushes from the skies
Mixing with a single tear
The wind cuts through
Like every doubt, every fear
Lightning shatters my peace
Like the pieces of my mind
A distant thunderclap mocks
Of the girl I was and left behind
A tornado rages in my head
Demolishing my peace and joy
I plaster on a smile for you,
But it's just a tactic I employ
The fear paralyzes my heart
Yet I'm so tired of being afraid
It is time to get up and fight
Before my resolve starts to fade
My fingers curl around my sword
I lift it high, I've got my armor on
I bring it down with all my strength
Until the shattered pieces are gone
There is no fixing the girl I was
No use in buying time with glue
The only solution is to shatter her
And forge with fire Something New
Comments
Mary Beth Magee
Wed, 2024-06-05 13:21
Congratulations!
Powerful stuff! I know the feeling of killing the old persona to birth the new one. Well said.
Thank you,
Mary Beth
Because your words have touched my heart,
I stopped to share a little part.
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