you should
have left me
on the ground
where i was
because after
you carried me
in your arms
and showed me
the sky
nothing was
ever good enough.
you pointed to
the stars
said our names
were written in them
but the sun exploded
across the horizon
and all that remains
is the dream dust
i inhale
through my nose
and the empty sky
i look for you in.
i tried to tell
the wind
that i missed you
but it blew my words
away
and i stand
breathless, barefoot
on the ground
that i never hated
before you came.
but you did.
About the Creator
Sara
Don’t look for love.
Be love.
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Broken Glass
Of all the students Mr. Benedick expected to see in his office, he did not expect the boy who was sitting there. What grade was this one, he thought? He walked over to his desk, looked at the folder Ms. Diner had left out for him, and opened it. There was a photo inside of it, taken from last year’s picture day. Not much growth; not too different. The boy sitting in front of him had nothing strange or unusual in his file, if a child’s life defined by having “nothing disruptive or regretful” in it could be called fine. Mr. Benedick also realized that “life” was an anagram of “file,” and wondered where that thought came from as he stared at the boy in front of him. Benny Duncan. Grade Four. Beloved by all his teachers so far. He had seen the boy playing with the other boys his age in the school yard at recess. Four Square and foot hockey. A normal-looking kid. A normal kid… And here he was, after a very stupid moment with the fire alarm and a shoe.
By Kendall Defoe a day ago in Fiction
Comments (13)
Heartbreakingly beautiful!
Beautiful!
WoW!
Beautifully written<3
OMG, what an exquisite poem! The part about the wind was so touching. Great job!!! 😍
Just stunning as always x All too relatable x So glad to see top story! 🤍
This is fantastic. Congrats on the TS
It really pivots at the dream dust part. Thank you for sharing this. It hit me in a part of myself that understands.
This is spectacular.
Sara, I felt the emotion in every line. This was wonderful! 🩵
This is brilliant!! Every line was so well written and emotional and raw!!
The wind blew your words away. That felt relatable. Loved your poem!
So gracefully sad and tragic, I felt this inside.