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An Empty Glass
November 6, 2021
I am a glass
Falling apart at the slightest pressure
Fragile and weak
Collecting dust on a shelf
A crack appears, then another
Slowly destroying me from the inside out
As I molder away on the mantle
Waiting to be loved and used
Once I was a glass
Filled with ideas (and water)
Then, alone, I ran dry
And became empty
Left alone by those who protected me
Abandoned by those who loved me
Lost by those who cared for me
And shattered by those who maintained me.
© Maddy S., Appleton, Wisconsin
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Wow...This poem is lovely...I wanted to share my poem too...I hope you all would like it...It got published recently...http://url4857.TeenInk.com/ls/click?upn=Rg1qXhbB7thJkhVgbd11OV2YsYP-2BZqjqyziuUy0IjZH9sfu6gN5ERPfSe0HaWO-2FWDEcgtAIuGpacidd1eckhnA-3D-3DPR0B_T5fi2s9Uiy-2FzgxQfcwmp5DqoJBiAHlSTa55SUIrfp67lCEc3Fn6nqGwQoqjyRMhSHdZkB4ZdkQWEQAqnAt-2BeWdHgeDMzJguzNVPKfMZXyMl1e1O764qdf1QIVMg4wmFoX2mhE2eq0w787k-2FxmPx9KUvQrhlGhRGLw9ooZkYhUz8awO0VRG7qK-2FmOGSjef2NElcoji1VZxW0LSjP8r4NkZw-3D-3D
Wow...This poem is lovely...I wanted to share my poem too...I hope you all would like it...It got published recently...http://url4857.TeenInk.com/ls/click?upn=Rg1qXhbB7thJkhVgbd11OV2YsYP-2BZqjqyziuUy0IjZH9sfu6gN5ERPfSe0HaWO-2FWDEcgtAIuGpacidd1eckhnA-3D-3DPR0B_T5fi2s9Uiy-2FzgxQfcwmp5DqoJBiAHlSTa55SUIrfp67lCEc3Fn6nqGwQoqjyRMhSHdZkB4ZdkQWEQAqnAt-2BeWdHgeDMzJguzNVPKfMZXyMl1e1O764qdf1QIVMg4wmFoX2mhE2eq0w787k-2FxmPx9KUvQrhlGhRGLw9ooZkYhUz8awO0VRG7qK-2FmOGSjef2NElcoji1VZxW0LSjP8r4NkZw-3D-3D
Bumble_Bee PLATINUM said...
on Nov. 9 2021 at 11:57 am
I really like your poem. I can totally relate to the glass metaphor. I'm glad you're being put back together! <33 Sending much love to you!!
This is a metaphor about myself. I'm slowly being pieced together right now, as I have recently left an abusive situation, and adapting to this new life is difficult.