Last two. Then my class moved on to Short Stories. (Which are to come later)
For this first Poem, we were only allowed 6 lines to express what was needed.
For this first Poem, we were only allowed 6 lines to express what was needed.
I Wish I May, I Wish I Might
Hanging high above the rest of the world,
It taunts me with its glimmering light.
“Trust me,” it promises on the whispering wind.
I have nothing to gain from the childish thought,
But I have nowhere else to turn and my desperation betrays
me.
Can I relinquish my hope to a diamond that may already be
dead?
The prompt for this second poem was "Where do you go to be alone?"
Fortress
of Solitude
This is
a reckless climb.
I’m
aware.
It
beckons to me from my world of pain and mistrust.
The box
of guilt pressures in on all sides,
But it
lessens as I climb.
Beneath
my feet is hope.
It soars
upwards as I trudge onward.
I’m feeling
the earth as God intended.
This
mountain makes the heartache vanish slowly,
And
disappear for a short time.
This is
a reckless climb.
But I
don’t care.
It
coerces me to trip and to stumble and to fall.
My mind
is set on what I need, just up ahead.
A place
for me. Just for me.
Ragged,
short of breath, and entirely spent.
But the
climb has been made.
The edge
of a steep cliff faces the valley with a welcoming sight.
This
place is for me.
Overlooking
the vast city,
Which
now looks insignificant.
Closing my eyes, feeling the breeze and listening to
nothing.
The voices in my head fade away.
It was a reckless climb.
But it was worth it.
