growth

growth

A Poem by carynolivia
"

It's a kind of follow-up to a poem I wrote a few months back. They're startlingly different perspectives of the same person.

"

I once wrote a poem
likening me to Pluto
and you
to the Sun.
I wrote of how
I couldn't possibly
have compared to you,
you this thing of beauty--
this thing of life and sustenance.

I waxed lyrical
about how
I revolved around you,
you this burning
ball of light--
this beacon
to guide me home.

It's taken the death of stars
and asteroids for me to see;
it's taken a few knockings
from meteors and debris but
I've learned.

I've learned
that you are not the Sun.

You're a black hole;
you're an all-consuming
pit of nothing;
a suffocating darkness.
And you don't let people go.

But I'm still Pluto.
I'm still small
and I'm still not a planet.
But I won't be sucked in by you;
I'm not in your solar system.
I never was.

© 2014 carynolivia


My Review

Would you like to review this Poem?
Login | Register




Reviews

Nice comparison. It's very unique and interesting. Nicely penned girl! ^-^
-QuanaWana

Posted 10 Years Ago


0 of 1 people found this review constructive.

"But I'm still Pluto.
I'm still small
and I'm still not a planet.
But I won't be sucked in by you;
I'm not in your solar system.
I never was."

A good write. Thank you for sharing. >>>>>

Posted 10 Years Ago



Share This
Email
Facebook
Twitter
Request Read Request
Add to Library My Library
Subscribe Subscribe


Stats

212 Views
2 Reviews
Added on April 3, 2014
Last Updated on April 3, 2014
Tags: poetry, stars, universe, illusion, growth, learning

Author

carynolivia
carynolivia

Inverkeithing, Fife Region, United Kingdom



About
Aspiring writer currently studying in Glasgow. Looking to expand my horizons when it comes to creative writing as prose fiction tends to be my forte. Have recently discovered a love of poetry and hop.. more..

Writing
David David

A Story by carynolivia


illusion illusion

A Poem by carynolivia