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Walls

February 23, 2022
By DeliaK BRONZE, Madison, Wisconsin
DeliaK BRONZE, Madison, Wisconsin
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The school walls must feel tired 

Tired of seeing kids get eaten by the pain 

That lays in their stomach 

Trying to catch up with the train 


My bedroom walls must cry

Cause all they see is me 

Coping trying to see 

All the meanings behind the words 

That dance-off your tongue


Do you think the walls dream? 

Or is that just me

Because the nightmare we’re living in is getting so hard to breathe 


Would the walls talk to me? 

I wonder if they are too scared to scream 


Maybe I could tell them of my dreams 

How I can fly 

And escape the world around me 


They must be lonely 

No one talking 

No one seeing 

Nailing metal through their cheeks 

And covering their eyes with pictures so they won’t ever see.

Walls don’t worry I understand your tears 

I am sorry because no one’s smart enough 

To remember that you are here


The author's comments:

This poem expresses the desperate need to be seen.


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Afra ELITE said...
on Mar. 3 2022 at 8:15 am
Afra ELITE, Kandy, Other
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Favorite Quote:
"A writer must never be short of ideas."<br /> -Gabriel Agreste- (Fictional character- Miraculous)

This poem is really touching...And somewhat is relatable...Great choice of words!!!✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻