Poem: Heartbeat

Heartbeat


Up and down,
A merry-go-round
Beeping and beeping
Red and blue.


Wavering, wavering,
Lying on the seat,
Quavering, quavering,
Is her heartbeat.

Jagged line,
Not like mine,
Still and straight,
A crooked line,

A crash,
A light,
A line,
A dash.

Blinding light,
A honking horn,
The car,
The crash.

Now a jagged heartbeat,
Once a dash,
A living heartbeat,
A song.

Her smiling face,
Her laughing eyes,
I hope that they will see the sunrise,
Again.

Flickering, flickering,
Fading out,
Clicking, clicking,
Don't leave me now.

My sister there,
Her gold brown hair,
A hug, a kiss,
I'd miss all this.

A beep, a scream,
A hiss, a sob,
A click, a call,
I can't believe she's gone.

Poem: Broken

Broken
By Ruth Anna Powell

Never hurting,
Nothing's wrong,
Scared of nothing,
Still and strong.

A tiny quiver,
A chink in glass,
Scared of nothing,
Still and strong.

Falling slowly,
A deep abyss,
Scared of nothing,
Must stay strong.

A small heartbreak,
A slamming door,
Scared of nothing,
Nothing more.

Pain like nothing,
Hurt is black,
Scared of nothing,
Time has passed.

Deep in darkness,
A tiny crack,
Still and strong,
Fighting back.

A ray of sun,
A shining star,
Still and strong,
Dark no more.