Wilted Stem
by Kono I used to think the world was so beautiful, A nice big wondrous place I wanted to explore But little did I know it was plagued with grotesque, Disgusting beings Who lurked around the corners of the world Eagerly watching our every move Before I knew it I was here A place that felt so uncomfortable and weird Peculiar men equipped with Guns and harmful things I’ve never seen I continue to walk in this state of despair “ Walk faster, keep your head up keep moving” My body just listens as we head deeper and deeper into this purgatory I once had a brother but now I have a skeleton chained to my leg And what was once my mother is a walking corpse in front of me People stare as we all walk by All they see is zombies They don’t see people Kids eyes marvel I smile back but they all run away They all flee from me I don’t know why they do that I should be running from them with their pale skins and red cheeks they’re all monsters Stop looking at me Looking at the people around me, It’s truly a sad sight We’re wounded warriors Yet our fighting spirit remains Holding on to a dying flower, I smile and cry Its funny how the things associated with death are the most beautiful That’s something I learned about the world Filled with this poison This scum that rots the earth It still spends round and it still shine beautiful Looking at the flower, It’s dried up, its dead, it has no fight left Even though its petals have all fallen, the stem still remains, Perhaps I'm that flower, Still clenching on life. Holding the flower tighter I continue walking “Even though my petals have fallen, my stem still remains and that’s enough reason for me to keep walking,” I sing to myself now smiling The smile of a mighty Cherokee A might flower I shall grow again I’ll regrow my loses, I’ll regrow my petals Even with just the stem the flower lives on And so do I Kono (not his real name) is a ninth grader who enjoys Anime (Jojo), running track, and writing stories.
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elizabeth
3/1/2017 03:58:05 pm
This is nice
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Epiphany Literary Magazine is a safe space for students at Franklin High School to share their creativity. Archives '16-'20
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