My home is doubt, lined with crystals of anger.
My temple of mistakes.
My stepping stones of sadness.
My castle of alone.
My empty castle. Smelling of lies that have been whispered in the street.
Looking like broken glass, shattered in the sky.
Feeling of rough pebbles, on the rocky roads.
And if you care to listen, you
Might just hear the
Wailing of the demons, knowing
End is near.
The end.
And yet again, if
You dare to get close,
You would be able to
Taste
The misery,
Floating through the air.
But then again
You don’t really
Care. You’ll never,
Ever,
Get close enough
To even see me.
But maybe,
Just maybe, if you
Listen close enough
You’ll hear me
Screaming, in the
Dark.
The echoes of my
Despair,
Floating through the
Twilight-coated
Midnight.
Grade: 6
Edgemoor
Virginia
Meredith Russo
To be a photo journalist
Bayard Rustin