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Surrender

June 7, 2011
By Carly Philpot BRONZE, Deerfield, Wisconsin
Carly Philpot BRONZE, Deerfield, Wisconsin
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I put up a wall,
To shelter my heart.
Because without I’m afraid,
I’ll fall apart.

Now I can’t get out,
And the world can’t get in.
But this pain won’t last long,
I’ll commit one last sin.

Here I stand alone,
In my world that is dying.
I can’t live without you,
I’m ready to give up trying.

I’m surrounded by darkness,
In the day as well as night.
I long to see your face.
Could you lead me to the light?

Memories flood my mind,
Things I don’t want to remember.
Your lifeless body in a casket…
I close my eyes, surrender.


The author's comments:
I wrote this in English class. We were doing the poetry unit, and I couldn't think of anything to write about. I asked my teacher what my topic should be, and he said a wall. This sort of built itself around the first line, which involves a metaphorical wall.

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