Poetry Project
Dillon Joyner
In The Well
My father cinched the rope (A)
a noose around my waist, (B)
and lowered me into (C)
the darkness. I could taste (B)
my fear. It tasted first (D)
of dark, then earth, then rot. (E)
I swung and struck my head (F)
and at that moment got (E)
another then: then blood, (G)
which spiked my mouth with iron (H)
hand over hand, my farther (I)
dropped me from then to then (J)
then water. Then wet fur, (K)
which i hugged to my chest. (L)
I shouted. daddy hauled (M)
the wet rope. I gagged, and pressed (L)
my neighbors missing dog (N)
against me. I held its death (O)
and rose up to my father. (P)
Then light. Then hands. Then breath. (O)
Tone
and during the whole poem its sad until the last line.
Theme
You Will Never See Me Fall
Joyce Alcantara
You may see me struggle (A)
but you won't see me fall. (B)
Regardless if I'm weak or not I'm going to stand tall. (B)
Everyone says life is easy (C)
but truly living it is not. (D)
times get hard, (E)
people struggle (F)
and constantly get put on the spot. (D)
I'm going to wear the biggest smile (G)
even though I want to cry. (H)
I'm going to fight to live (I)
even though I'm destined to die. (H)
and even though it's hard and I may struggle through it all. (B)
you see me struggle. you will NEVER see me fall. (B)
The poem really doesn't have a rhyme scheme so the poem is free verse.