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YOU’LL
ALWAYS
BE THERE
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By Jayla Longbrake, 10 grade
I’ll always think of you
As the waves crash into me.
As the sun burns my skin,
As my lips taste the sea.
I turn away from you,
But somehow you linger.
The salt on my lips tastes so bitter.
As I rinse and rinse and rinse,
The bitterness is ridden.
Washed from my skin so pure and sweet.
No more sand on the bottoms of my feet.
My mind is brackish.
I crave the tangy grain,
That once poisoned me.
And drove me insane.
I see you in every space.
My mind can’t erase,
The memories we shared.
How is this fair?
Why can’t I let you go?
How could you move on?
I know the answer,
So why am I asking?
Could there be feelings you’re masking?
“The Motion of the Ocean”
By Elias Graham, Grade 5
Marbel Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
If that is so,
Why am I worried?
You left in a hurry.
My heart is now buried.
I feel closure creeping in.
Soon, I will feel myself again.
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