With a “fill in the blank”
Truth a saving grace
Now a wreckage
My heart burns
A seizing pain
Chest of iron
Barely breathing
Barely living
What a beautiful night ruined
What a mess of shattered dreams
What could have been a ring
Not even a righteous memory
Childish my tear!
Overacting, yet there’s nothing like it
What is “the end”
Why is “goodbye”
When is “too late”
Oh, let me forget
Just for one day
Let me continue my daydream
When it’s a lie
Comfort and confront me
Give me wisdom
Give me reason
Lie to my broken heart
How they fall so heavy
When they’re supposed to be light
My tears of glitter
Paint the night sky
With shimmering nothings
What could have been us
Now just wet stardust
What could’ve been now
Is just never
As I wait for another
My eyes may shimmer
As my tears fall like glitter
--Meniah W., 9th-12th Grade