Page 13 - The Muse 2019-20 Issue

Abandonment
Alone; darkness clouds my mind
And I cannot seem to encourage a sliver of light.
Oh, how it pains me to seek hope or nourishment,
Since my shell was demolished to small, desperate shards.
Why must they make me feel like the oppressor,
The tyrant?
Shame, shame them all for their acts of abandonment As if,
I am no more than a mere speck of dust.
My tears mix with those of the giants from above, So heavy and disconsolate.
I fear I don’t belong.
I am scorned for being who I truly am. My heart aches with displacement. Where will I go,
What should I do if no one will help?
I have a choice I must make;
The road of disesteem or the road of true-being. I must choose,
For all my folk await a decision.
The pressure crumbles me up,
Like a fragile piece of paper that is filled With markings of mistake.
I am a “disgrace” to humanity,
An utter disappointment.
Is it because I dream of equality? That all of us are the same?
I know not of any of this,
All I know is that they choose
To believe that I am out of my mind, That I am insane.
If only they could learn,
Learn to accept.
They do not have to be envious Towards other’s hopes,
Just to love themselves.
-Charli Brambilla, Grade 7
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Charli Brambilla, Grade 7
The Candle
On the table
She stands straight, Confidence showing, Showing all her beauty.
Once a person allows her, Her light shines through, Bringing pride,
Lighting the room.
But something terrible is happening.
She grows smaller,
Crying in pain,
As it takes away her beauty, Her elegance.
She is shrunken to a slump Can’t be used anymore, Called worthless,
She is thrown out,
Never to be seen again.
-Olivia Pozo, Grade 7
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