Loss To Recovery

Ripped the Band-Aid The band-aid has been ripped off and suddenly I feel tough The world can no longer push and sway and tear my emotions away My foot is firm my chin is high I will cry Things won’t be easy But that is the experience of living I’ve been to both sides I’ve experienced it all The hard, the tough, the weak, the rough The unstable, the stable, the illusions, the feeling of walking on a cable The ok and the not ok The sinister schemes, the feeling of feeling below and beneath I went through all the stages of grief This is what it took for me to get back up on my feet And yet sometimes I still feel without meaning The difference is this destroys me no more Because I am now newly freshly open to a new fresh world

Yesterday, Tomorrow, and Today I am gleeful I live in great delight I pick the tomatoes in my garden I go for strolls at night Yesterday I went to the movies I laughed at all the funny scenes Yesterday I ate strawberries while looking at the scenery Tomorrow I will hang with my friends A joyful time of living Tomorrow I might sleep in and enjoy the days humble beginning&nbsp; But today I feel thankful for that I am still living&nbsp;

&nbsp;My Very Fun Video Game My life's a video game I would say it's very fun to play Except the fact that the monsters always seem to win Except the fact that the hero quits Except the fact that it's always raining Except the fact that I'm the only one playing Except the fact that it's dark and gloomy Except the fact that in the game there is no feeling Accepting the facts is how you play my not so very fun video game

Daily Pattern Quiet it beeps Silent I speak Worried he sounds Sympathy all over Unsureness takes over Quiet mumbles Silent footsteps Calling numbers Winter under the cover Unorganized lovers Repetition takes over

But I feel cheesy, greasy, wobbly, and without feeling But numb I stay I want to hide, cry, and crumble up inside But nothing I say In my drink my tears sink and salty it tastes But I still drink it anyway In my sleep, my dreams are filled with them But when I wake up they are still far away

Heavy Weather As like Summer she burned up the skies As like Autumn she fell like the leaves As like Spring, she sprong up to scream As Winter it felt like coldest cruelest winter storm Her feelings reformed It ached like the whistling wind It scarred more permanent than imprints in rocks And till this day to no one she talks

A Sight to Be Sparkling in the sky, a rainbow appears Flying so high away from all cares Chirping in the trees, buzzing are the bees Blossoms of flowers a scent to smell for hours Freshly picked herbs as the moon turns a bright white A newly picked up book perfected from start to finish done right Twirled from the sun rise Twirled to the sun down Reminiscing past times Eyelids fall down

Sunny Lightly brightly shimmering shining Clearly, aglow flashing fluorescently gliding Vividly cloudless brilliantly rich Incomparably lively, luminously shiny Gleaming and glaring Glittering and twinkling Magnificently pleasing, alluring, and appealing Gorgeous, stunning, splendid, and superb Is your wonderfully lit beautiful &nbsp;smile

The Depths On the tightrope, I fell I fell to the ground I reached the bottom of the cliff I stay in the depths of the ocean I feel no emotion On the ground, nothing is crawling I don’t make a sound I’m no longer walking

I Feel Lost I’m scared I’ve lost hope, and I don’t know how to cope Deep inside me, I find no light Deep inside I find no one for me to hide with I’m living life guideless On my throat, I feel a choke On my heart, I feel it throb Everything I cling to fades away Everyone I loved never stayed Walking continuously without an aim

What I Ordered Alone time in the trees &nbsp;Swinging on the swings Butter Pecan ice cream Taking walks nightly Dreaming of nice things Eating healthy and rightly Listening to my heart speak Giving time to take in and breathe Buying myself pricey things To let my heart finally breathe

I No Longer I no longer look back on the sad times I look back only on the good I no longer cry past my bedtime I lay back and think of you I no longer look dull and sulk My expression is filled with gladness I no longer take in all the bad thoughts &nbsp;My mind is only filled with what's good and true I’m no longer the person after before I am the person living in today Afterall my fairytale ends with you and me dancing in the rain&nbsp;

Living Life I live my life in total bliss I find my life harmonious I know that I’m loved I’m no longer alone I carry on with life and happiness Living life blissfully I only need what I need I picked up the pieces, piece by piece I can now see what life has for me&nbsp; I do not worry about today or tomorrow I do not fill myself with sorrow I find perfect happiness and great joy in store for me I live my life in total bliss

In the Crack In my darkroom where I sat and stayed There was a little light in the crack The light in the crack kept on coming back I pushed the light in the crack out But the light in the crack came inside and sat The little light in the crack became big So the big light in the crack took up more space when it came in The big light in the crack lit up the darkroom in which I sat I thank that big little light in the crack for always coming back

&nbsp;The Seashore Brought On the sand where sadness stays The seashore washes the sadness away The seashore brought seashells of joy All the sadness was no more With the seashells, the shore brought a fish And with the fish, I took care of it With the fish, I went to the store The little fish was lonely no more Me and my fish shared the happiness The happiness the seashore brought when it washed away the sadness

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Poetry Individual 8th grade Benjamin Tasker Middle School Eden Oyelakin

Inspiration: This collection of poems was inspired by the experiences of the character Willow Chance from the novel, "Counting by 7's" by Holly Goldberg Sloan. In the story, the character Willow must recover from her pain after the death of her parents in order to begin to find Happiness.

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