A poem or two from Listen to Me by Writegirl

I was so inspired by this anthology Listen to Me, that I decided that two times a week I'll post a story or a poem in the different categories they have. For example there might be one from their Rants part of the story, or one from the Beyond category. And don't worry, I'm not plagiarizing, I'll give full credit to their work, by citing where I got it. Well hope you enjoy it.

Being

The voice inside

 (pg. 31 from the book Listen to Me)

Marylou Raygoza, age 16

I was feeling this exact way when I wrote this poem.

More Than

Inside we yearn

Outside we grin and bear it

Inside we mourn

Outside we mustn’t share it

Inside we lost hope

Outside newfound forgiveness

Inside confusion

Outside we mustn’t love it

Inside we feel

Outside we deal

(pg. 37 from the book Listen to Me)

Tajsheena Curtis, age 16

At the Creative Nonfiction Workshop there were settings with designated titles and themes, i.e. the dining hall, the deserted isle, the mountain, the village, the river. Each theme also had some corresponding questions. When I sat down at the dinner table, one of the questions was, “What do you crave?” When I started writing it was like a confession and a wish to myself.

Crave

I crave to unleash

To live a life

To live every moment freely

Unencumbered

Free from any and all inhibitions

I crave to no longer be afraid of other people

What they say, what they might say

What they think, what they might think

How they react, how they might react

I crave to let go and not care

To pave the way, to make a road

For my creativity

My freedom

My perfection

My happiness. 

P.S sorry if I'm being a bit redundant by repeating the title over and over again, it's just that I'm afraid that I might get fined, or even worse sued, by not citing my sources.