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Growing Up
Ashley Austin
I reach for the sky, then drop to my knees
I hold my head high,
so I am not crushed by my dreams
My will is strong but I feel weak
I will fight for the happiness my adulthood seeks
My soul takes flight and my dreams are real.
In the shadow of my childhood I can feel.
These tears are just reflections of my feelings within.
In my memories I find comfort.
In my life I find fears.
I am Scared
I am scared that the earth will crack under my feet
And the sky will fall
Clouds will surround my face with pain and discomfort
And the heavens will cease to exist
I am scared that death will bring me happiness
For death is infinite and sure and safe
My anger jumps at me
A Life
Nathan Bryant
Leaps into my being, my essence
It overtakes me, controls me I am its will
My actions are not my own
My body moves but I am not telling it what to do
The anger is released and I am just the method of which to do it
I see actions of which I have no control
What transpires I cannot control
I want to help but my body is doing of its own accord
I lash out with my mind
I take back what is mine
The battlefield is my body and time the weapons
The fighters are my mind and my emotions
The battle has expired
I lay there - a helpless vegetable drooling on myself
Not aware of my surroundings
Years have passed - I am old, weak, and feeble
And soon I will take on another battle
A battle of the likes I do not know
A battle that lives on forever in all of us
Ashley Austin
I reach for the sky, then drop to my knees
I hold my head high,
so I am not crushed by my dreams
My will is strong but I feel weak
I will fight for the happiness my adulthood seeks
My soul takes flight and my dreams are real.
In the shadow of my childhood I can feel.
These tears are just reflections of my feelings within.
In my memories I find comfort.
In my life I find fears.
I am Scared
I am scared that the earth will crack under my feet
And the sky will fall
Clouds will surround my face with pain and discomfort
And the heavens will cease to exist
I am scared that death will bring me happiness
For death is infinite and sure and safe
My anger jumps at me
A Life
Nathan Bryant
Leaps into my being, my essence
It overtakes me, controls me I am its will
My actions are not my own
My body moves but I am not telling it what to do
The anger is released and I am just the method of which to do it
I see actions of which I have no control
What transpires I cannot control
I want to help but my body is doing of its own accord
I lash out with my mind
I take back what is mine
The battlefield is my body and time the weapons
The fighters are my mind and my emotions
The battle has expired
I lay there - a helpless vegetable drooling on myself
Not aware of my surroundings
Years have passed - I am old, weak, and feeble
And soon I will take on another battle
A battle of the likes I do not know
A battle that lives on forever in all of us