SHATTER ME
by JADON
I can’t fathom how much I feel.
Like trying to measure electricity in an eel.
Broken and tormented I am.
Subjected to the big force.
Tattered and alone as a ragdoll.
Pour salt into the wounds why don’t you,
Make them gape even wider.
Words like venom from a lethal spider.
Sticks and stones don’t break those bones,
Only phrases and irony.
Silhouetted against the walls,
Stalking to and fro down the halls,
I embrace the blessing of shadows
Because friends like them ¬¬¬alleviate sorrow.
And then the lights began to flash.
Smoke turned to ash.
No longer apart of the fragmented past
A feeling that only you could make last.
I love you.
With you I don’t have to walk on cue.
With you I don’t bathe in rue.
With you nothing else matters,
But without you I will surely shatter.
Drown me in your light, mistress of the night,
Only you can bring an end to the bright.
It’s cold in here, necrotic and damp.
WHO WE ARE
Exclusive Ink is Shortridge High School's dynamic creative writing group. This is the place for our work to glow.WHAT WE DO
We write poems, short stories, essays, and whatever us inspires us. We share our work aloud and support each other.WHY WE WRITE
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