I took life apart
To see what made stars glow;
I wove a web of silver truth,
Untangled row by row.
I took life apart,
Each gear and cog and spring;
I mapped each broken hand
And mended them with string.
I took life apart
And put it back in place.
I labeled every shade of light
And painted night a face.
Life took itself apart,
Came back a whole size smaller,
Shielding me with crystal walls
To the clouds and taller.
Life once held me close
Yet showed me so much more.
Now I’m walking along that wall,
Looking for a door.
Hope Ann works alongside troubled teenagers at a therapeutic boarding school, enjoys natures, and writes a wide range of fantasy. Fueled by passion, relationships, and constant learning, she works to provide an escape from the grind of normal life through fiction and the sarcastic, no-nonsense inspirational posts on her blog. She’s the self-published author of the Legends of Light series, a personal writing coach, and the Story Embers newsletter manager. You can join her email list to claim a free novelette about a sister willing to face Death himself to reclaim her sibling.
You should write rhyme more often. 😍
*grins* It was fun. Normally they come to me as free verse though.
Very nice!!!! Bravo! Bravo! Encore! Encore! Thank you for sharing a piece of yourself with us.
Thanks for sharing this poem, Hope. I really enjoyed it.
Ahh, I love this so much! So imaginative and beautifully expressed.
Great poem I too write poetry And right now I’m writing a children’s book in rhyme
You just crushed that rhyme. Wow. I love how precise and powerful each word is. You owned this piece!