Hi everyone I wrote this poem in the second last day of my seventh grade year after a particularly long day of making up work and sulking over my inability to confess to my long-time crush. I usually vent my frustrations physically, but this time I wanted to turn this anger into something productive. I'm inexperienced in the world of poetry, so I hope these pieces aren't too bad!

Across the hallway,
around the corner
I know where she is.
My eyes looked on
like a moth drawn to a flame.
A flame so bright,
so brilliant yet so steady,
shining, dazzling, vivid
And yet, not blinding.
My tired eyes
they looked on
resting on her beauty.
She made me smile.
She warmed my heart.
She freed my soul.

Darkness shrouding life
Opportunities to escape wherever I look
The void teases me
Its twisted smile without form
Breathing down my neck
Paralyzing me with fear
Open fields
Endless paths
And yet,
nowhere to run.
I am a prisoner of my mind,
a captive of my consciousness.
When did this shadow cast over me?
From where did it come from?
I came to dwell in blindness,
I learned to love the dark.
But how would I know?
Because after all,
I lost the ability to feel long before.

In the back of my mind,
I wanted to know
No,
I needed to know
the source of my despair.
One day,
by chance,
I turned to the sky,
A cloud cast its shadow over me
Atop it was her
Her cute smile
Her shy demeanor
Her flowing locks of hair
All along it was her and her magnificence
It is no wonder I came to somehow love the darkness.
I smiled.
It was a bittersweet smile.
All I could do was look on.
I long for her, but it can't be.
She is there, and I am here.
She is unreachable; unattainable.
A-all I want
A-all I truly want
Is for her to be happy
for her to keep that smile forever
This...
This is what I want.
At least that is what I will convince myself
As the bell rings,
As she walks away further into the light,
As our paths diverge,
As I continue to be at the mercy of this darkness.