POEM 10 (Using the top three today--more good ones below) *Seeing the same strangers everyday (Marisol) I can’t put my finger on it-- The world is so two-faced, it doesn’t feel real Around me all is noiseless but staticky, a TV with no signal. I drown the noise in my mind. My life feels like a simulation. I walk these streets every day but nothing much changes. People get dragged on their backs While the sun rises and sets So there are barely any shadows. I have worries in my life but they are hidden. You might not be able to tell. I keep bouncing the ball with my racket While others are just trying to make it home. It’s like a prison, nowhere to go, Trapped in a daytime nightmare. It’s all black and white. Simple but not simple. A spark is missing. I don’t know what to live for. *THESE HOLY STRANGERS (Haley) I pushed myself ahead trying to forget how time dragged as I stumbled over the cobblestone. On and on I moved past the others where there were barely ...
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