reminisce
there is a rocky shore
along a faraway coastline.
waves come in, the splashes mark
the tick-tock of passing time.
grains of sand
are littered in the cracks and crevices
of the ground.
a faded, washed-away memory
of beaches, of sandcastles
hastily built
to beat away the rising tides.
perhaps,
for just a moment,
you could sit on the rocks
and close your eyes,
imagine the soft sand
under your fingertips,
the ocean spray
in their face,
the breeze
gently playing with your hair.
but still,
there is only the sea
taking away the last remnants
of the beach
second
by
second.
overgrown
I feel the light
hit my face
and I want to
scrape it off,
because I cannot
look into the mirror
without seeing my
red-rimmed eyes, the
shame
lingering on my body like a
stain left to dry.
It burns,
stirs up a frenzy
of wild emotion
that sits in my chest,
takes root and
begins to grow
I am a spectacle
of epic proportions-
point and stare
at the little girl
who cannot control the
weeds in her heart or the
workings of her mind.
Eliza is a Chinese student who comes from New Jersey, USA. She enjoys reading, writing, and playing tennis. She posts poetry on Tumblr at elizawritespoems, and strives to improve her creative writing.
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