Gatsby's Green Light | Teen Ink
  1. Home
  2. Poetry
  3. Free Verse
  4. Gatsby's Green Light

Gatsby's Green Light

April 29, 2013
By Demeter BRONZE, N/A, Virginia
More by this author
Demeter BRONZE, N/A, Virginia
3 articles 0 photos 1 comment
View profile

Gatsby's green light lingers in my closet
But I just can't bring myself to grasp it
To coax it into my pocket
And turn it round and round between my thumb
And my four fingers
Examine it to the point in which
I realize I no longer want it
I despise it, in fact
Its burden grows like my ankles on a long flight
It doesn't consume me
But it disgusts me
The horrendous growth
Is it worth the glorious destination
The green light
The next green light that is so alluring
While the first one is atrocious
But then the plane lands
The green light diminished
To make room for the next one to grow
And grow to the point in which
I despise it

© Alyssa G., Charlotte, NC

The author's comments:
This is my first attempt at writing poetry. I didn't edit it at all. It didn't go in the direction I expected, but I look forward to finding out how others interpret it.
Post a comment
Submit your own

Similar Articles

Previous Next
Poetry
Broken Glass
By Anonymous
Poetry
That Dreary Day
By jessicaah GOLD
Huber Heights., Ohio
jessicaah GOLD, Huber Heights., Ohio
12 articles 17 photos 29 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I say what I want to say and do what I want to do. There's no in between. People will either love you for it or hate you for it. "

View profile
Poetry
Diffrences
By Son`ador SILVER
Hamilton, Other
Son`ador SILVER, Hamilton, Other
8 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We all mess up sometimes,but if we make a conscious effort to do good more times than not, we&#039;ll be doing life right.&quot;<br /> Stephanie Perry Moore<br /> <br /> Life sucks, and then you die!!<br /> -Anonymous-

View profile
Poetry
Grandfather
By Anonymous
Poetry
Music in My Heart
By CarlyG GOLD
Emmaus, Pennsylvania
CarlyG GOLD, Emmaus, Pennsylvania
10 articles 0 photos 3 comments

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

View profile
Poetry
Fear
By wordweaver96 PLATINUM
Winchester, Kentucky
wordweaver96 PLATINUM, Winchester, Kentucky
37 articles 2 photos 254 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot; It is not our abilities but our choices that show who we truly are. &quot;<br /> Albus Dumbledore<br /> <br /> <br /> See, we really DON&#039;T have anything to fear but fear itself!

View profile

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

This article has 0 comments.