Whirlwind 2021

A LOVELY WAR
Love is a war that knows no earthly bounds
It comes and then takes battered prisoners
It’s like screaming and screaming with no sound
Those who seek love are no doubt beginners
It’s pain and fire that keeps getting stronger
But pure joy that always intoxicates
With more and more, love takes and grasps longer
A crime that no one wants to perpetrate
A broken heart is filled with so much pain
But the good times outweigh, by much, the bad
Healing hearts takes time and it leaves bloodstains
Though without love one is sure to go mad
Be careful with those you give your heart to
Because only truest love makes you new
Whirlwind
~Leena D.
Big Bad People
The world is a terrifying, big place
People are rude and selfish, harsh, and
mean
Loved ones always ask for “A bit of space”
You’re a shell of a person, a machine
You can’t control what others choose to do
Can’t push them into something they don’t
want
But nobody knows what you’re going
through
Dismissing your feelings so nonchalant
Do not let people tell you how to feel
They cannot control what you feel inside
The only way to thrive is to be real
Be the one who won’t easily comply
It doesn’t matter what the others say
You show that you are stronger every day
~Olivia P.
Reaching for Daylight ~Hannah Z. Winter Sun
~Nishtha N.
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