Second Place - Teen Poetry Contest

The World

A wimper

A cry

A scream

Silence . . .

Listen to this endless Void

Your scream of emptiness

All alone

Fading . . .

Existing in nothing

Living in a lie

There is Nothing more

Hiding the Truth

How quaint

Hearing the story of heaven and Hell

When it's already obvious

You are burning away . . .

Striving for nothing

Life is meaningless

Holding onto fleeting illusions

So hurting, so wanting . . .

The world gathers around

Empty faces, hollow eyes

Death everywhere

How strange, hear them scream of uniqueness

Walk, jog, run, sprint

How funny

You can never escape

Endless eyes watching, and watching . . .

Run Away! Hide Away!

Until you finally die

From hollow eyes, empty souls

Running into darkness . . .

Weep, sob. Why are you crying?

Hiding away in the darkness

Crying in that corner

All alone, with empty strings pulling and pulling

Your final scream

Your cry of freedom

Your shout of difference

Oops! Too late

You are already dead

Walking with empty eyes
Hollow strings tugged tighter

Laughing, laughing, such a quaint smile

Search and find

Oh! There's another one

Let's heart it scream

Let's let it Die once more . . .

This is what was lost

This is the truth

Welcome to

Our beautiful world . . .

written by Kevin, Indian Hills High School