Summer lightning and thunderstorms
Striking when the sky is clear to the stars
Hurricane after hurricane after hurricane
Attacking as we retreat
Fire and Earthquakes and floods
Making cracks so large in our lives
We couldn’t fix them if we tried
Our world is breaking apart
And so am I
But I’ll go with the flow,
Because I know it gets better
But if going with the flow
means drowning in the flood
And accepting what happens
means being burned alive
When can I run because it’s the smart thing to do?
When can you take action because it's what you need to do?
Because there is no middle ground anymore
There is no ground at all.
The cracks in the earth and the lies that helped make them
are everywhere you step
Everywhere you step
you’re on someone else’s toes
And everywhere you step
You set a new fire aflame
The world is breaking apart
Our world is on fire
while sinking into an ocean
Being sucked into the sky
Now is the time for action
I like that your poem was focused on the environment. I also liked your core message because it was very enlightening to be reminded that nature is more powerful than us.
ReplyDeleteamazing amazing amazing. the natural disasters are so incredibly compelling and brings forth the image of a strong girl surrounded by destruction and not knowing whether to continue or retreat. also I love the contradiction of "sinking into an ocean/being sucked into the sky"
ReplyDeleteI love the last sentence of your poem. I think that it really ties everything together and it gives a good conclusion to all the ideas you were sharing above it. I also really like the details you added and how you connected your own struggles with the surrounding environment.
ReplyDeleteAmazing job Kylie! I love how you make the poem so deep and personal.
ReplyDeleteThis poem is really able to bring together the real world and taoism together.
ReplyDeleteI love how you tied in your poem to the current events going on in the world, since it adds a whole new dimension to your writing. The message is very powerful, and you worded it nicely!
ReplyDeleteI like the journey you poem creates through the devastation and then the success.
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