Perspective | Teen Ink
  1. Home
  2. Poetry
  3. Free Verse
  4. Perspective

Perspective

May 24, 2010
By catylynn BRONZE, Diamond Bar, California
More by this author
catylynn BRONZE, Diamond Bar, California
3 articles 1 photo 1 comment
View profile

The ocean howls in terrific anger,

no sight on Earth to match its rage,
The fury fills my line of vision.
It fills me to the brim.
Nothing exists, nothing matters,

save this beautiful tantrum
And yet,
An ignorant desert night,
Lit by a thousand million stars,
Can not hear the ocean's screams.
Instead, it sits,

in perfect
Silence.

© Tori W., Victoria, BC, Canada

The author's comments:
Written at midnight with the ocean on my mind. Have you ever been on the beach at night? If you have, just imagine. Somewhere, far away, in the middle of the desert... nobody cares about a stupid beach or a stupid ocean. Perspective.
Post a comment
Submit your own

Similar Articles

Previous Next
Poetry
Different
By sHaDoWnInJa PLATINUM
West Jordan, Utah
sHaDoWnInJa PLATINUM, West Jordan, Utah
31 articles 0 photos 3 comments
View profile
Poetry
The Protectors' of the World
By Arbys GOLD
Dobbs Ferry, New York
Arbys GOLD, Dobbs Ferry, New York
15 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity."Edgar Allan Poe
"A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work. ~Colin Powell" ~ Colin Powell
"Wisdom is not finally tested in the schools, Wisdom
"A poem is never finished, only abandoned."-Paul Valery

View profile
Poetry
Overcoming Stage Fright
By kiwi12 PLATINUM
Austin, Texas
kiwi12 PLATINUM, Austin, Texas
28 articles 10 photos 365 comments
View profile
Poetry
The Backyard
By CarlyG GOLD
Emmaus, Pennsylvania
CarlyG GOLD, Emmaus, Pennsylvania
10 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Never let the odds keep you from doing what you know in your heart you were meant to do." H. Jackson Brown Jr.

View profile
Poetry
Whisper
By Loki(norsegod) DIAMOND
Sapello, New Mexico
Loki(norsegod) DIAMOND, Sapello, New Mexico
62 articles 0 photos 2 comments
View profile
Poetry
Med-O-Lark
By Mew13 SILVER
Princeton, New Jersey
Mew13 SILVER, Princeton, New Jersey
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If there were to be a universal sound depicting peace, I would surly vote for the purr."
(Barbara L. Diamond)

View profile

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

This article has 0 comments.