Teased ~ Jessica Gibbons

Teased,
Laughed at,
Told she was stupid.
And for what? Because of her hair colour?
Hurt,
Cried,
Cut.
A little thing she was born with, made her
Suicidal,
Depressed,
Unhappy.
They didn't even know,
That inside she was falling apart.
This was them. They did this.
They never knew what could come of this all,
But then again they never do.
A few simple words, ended it all.
And only once she was gone,
Did they realize what they had done.


©  Jessica Gibbons


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Grade 8
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Broken Windows ~ Cheron L'Estrange

what should I do
when the windows to your soul are smashed,
lined in broken glass
and I can't fix them
your salt washed cheeks
are licked by shadows
of shark infested ponderings

lights dim and disappear
wave after wave crashes
through the sea-weed green
of my ocean eyes
and I become
plagued
by a need
deeper than the darkest thoughts
dwell


©  Cheron L'Estrange


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Grade 10
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Pryaska Goorhoo ~ Loneliness

Loneliness…
It’s like a knife, sharp blade
Piercing through your skin
To get to your soul,
Damaging all vessels and arteries
Along the way.
Your soul, delicate as a balloon
Filled with helium.
The sharpness of the knife,
With a single prick, it does the trick.
With a touch, the balloon explodes.
All the goodness is out within an instant
Like a sharp dagger slicing through silence.

Loneliness…
Its like poison,
Killing everything in its way
Just to get to your heart.
A deadly combination.
Everything inside just can’t take the pressure anymore.
It’s like one big joke for you all.
Trying hard to pretend you happy?
No use, at the end of the day there will always be that,
Someone or something missing.
You would try to eliminate loneliness from your life
Just like how you would try to pump the poison out from within you.

Loneliness...
It’s like being hidden away from the world,
Your dearest ones turning their back on you.
It’s like regretting opportunities…
Loneliness… it’s like an ambitious person
Who gets no opportunities to prove themselves.
Loneliness… it’s when your best side decides to leave you
Thinking that you are going to cope.
People who understand me are the ones, who are dearest to me,
Are the ones who forget me.
Are the ones who leave me.
Are the ones who mean the world to me…


© Pryaska Goorhoo


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GRADE 9
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Dillin Clarke ~ Have You Ever Wondered?

Have you ever wondered how is it like
to feel like a stranger?
Like a fish out of water
Like a teardrop in a loud laughter
Like love in a heart of a hater!

Have you ever wondered how is it like
to feel lost?
Like a drop in the ocean
Like a needle in a haystack
Lost... that you don't know white
from black!
Like walking straight in a destination
When you know there is no way to go
back!

Have you ever wondered how is it like
to feel so confused?
That you don't know
when you're treated nicely
And when you are abused!

Have you ever felt so much low?
And you don't know what to do or
where to go?
When you see all the doors around
you are locked and closed!

Have you ever wondered how is it like
to be in a non-stop stress?
When you never feel so sure about
something you always have to guess!
when you feel like crying out loud
And spit that burden of these hard
feelings inside you

However, these feelings you have to
keep & suppress
Although, you are in the greatest
need for a gentle caress!
Had anyone felt so much pain like
this before?
'Cause that's what I really feel...
maybe even more!

I don't wanna feel like a stranger
I don't wanna feel lost
I don't wanna feel confused
I don't wanna be in a non-stop
stress
I just want to stop this dreadful
feeling of loneliness!

© Dillin Clarke

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GRADE 11
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