Gelatin Silver | Teen Ink

Gelatin Silver MAG

May 24, 2012
By Afanen PLATINUM, Santa Rosa, California
Afanen PLATINUM, Santa Rosa, California
49 articles 0 photos 47 comments

Favorite Quote:
"But you see, Meg, just because we don't understand doesn't mean that the explanation doesn't exist."


- Madeleine L'Engle, A Wrinkle in Time


You tripped on an enemy scalp,
left littered on the cutting-room tiles
with the rest of the coiling celluloid tripes –
over-exposed, bleached out, blotched –
the stills from a life I don't want.



Similar Articles

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

This article has 2 comments.


on Oct. 9 2013 at 12:47 am
Afanen PLATINUM, Santa Rosa, California
49 articles 0 photos 47 comments

Favorite Quote:
"But you see, Meg, just because we don't understand doesn't mean that the explanation doesn't exist."


- Madeleine L'Engle, A Wrinkle in Time

Wow, thank you so much! This really made my night :)

Mckay ELITE said...
on Oct. 8 2013 at 5:51 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
146 articles 0 photos 2230 comments

Favorite Quote:
"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do."
—Apple’s “Think Different” commercial, 1997
“Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn't understood.”
― Weihui Zhou

The title is perfect. The wording is flawless. And the poem is impeccable. Keep writing. You're incredibly talented.