Poetry Project
Roshan K. 9-4
I Wish
I wish I had the power to change the world
I wish I had time to nap like a cat, all curled
I wish I had more time to read lovely books
I wish I had less homework with rules and hooks
I wish I had an eternity to spend with my friends
I wish I had the happiness a story ending lends
I wish I had poisons to make my enemies blue
I wish I had a magic wand to make all my wishes come true.
Morozova's Elegy
It was so far past, too far to remember
Before Fjerda, Shu Han, and Ravka had borders
The brilliant boy lived, but as if in amber
All the peasants feared them, the Grisha of no orders
His ruthless mother too had the power
And raised him alone to never waver
Yet the tattoo over his heart grew sour
So an evil influence he began to savor
Otkazat'sya--'the abandoned'--echoed the screams
With demons of hollowness that clawed their escape
The war that ensued broke the world's dreams
Just retaining a fragment of hope's shape
The blinded mother made her sacrifice in trust
Of the little saint who was unendingly brave
Were they all destined to decay into dust?
Or was only the villain granted the grave?
"The Darkling"--a name bitter on the tongues of all
Who few were to protect and none to love
But now, these tears that slowly fall
Are so I never
Forget
A World Without Eyes
The door creaks open
The hallways are deserted
A lantern flickers
A draft kills the flame
My sight fades into darkness
Take one step forward
Hand touches the wall
I walk onwards in cold fear
No light, and no sound
Suddenly, a noise
A claw scraping on the stone
My heart starts pounding
The noise gets closer
Run, I think, I have to run
My feet stumble back
I sprint through the halls
The creature right at my heels
Searching for the door
Silver light--window!
I've lost the monster...I'm safe
But in a dead end