RebirthA Poem by Amanda CWrote this poem for an open mic, and ended up workshopping it in a creative writing class at university.I haven’t talked to you in weeks I haven’t been able to face you rejection is the ribbon that ripples through my ribs as the thing in my chest sings sad songs to soothe itself the organ keeps me up at night a million notes plinking in my mind I look at the endless sky the city’s cigarettes smother the stars I know nothing but the blue blanket that cocoons me and surrounds my soul maybe if I were reborn we’d be dancing in the daisies frolicking with the fronds and lilacs I wouldn’t feel my throat closing up like a thicket of thorns a silent storm stirs as I think of the us that could have been but I feel light living in my lungs I feel the hope hiding beneath my hairline I feel the day dawning at a distance my yesterdays seem years younger when I look at the tall towers of skyscrapers I might talk to you tomorrow I might be able to face you again I might not be able to speak at all I might avoid you, always and I might turn my face to the sun I might be sure that life is not done with me yet and I have more time to make terrible things transform into something beyond brokenness © 2024 Amanda C |
StatsAuthorAmanda CHong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong KongAboutA poet and singer-songwriter from Hong Kong! more..Writing
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