A Forsaken Existence

• Maddalena Linton, Grade 10
• Poetry
• 2011

On raging seas beneath the clouds
A howling wind drives waves so loud
Come crashing up the sheer faced cliff
And forging through a timeless rift
I take a leap, fly through the air
To tumble past the rocks so bare
Spinning down as I sink into
A strange new world of black and blue
My eyes are closed, I cannot see
Feeling calmer, forever free
Growing weaker I fall below
The world above I used to know
Getting colder, a bone deep chill
Beating faster, my heart is thrill
Time running out, my end is near
Forever gone from love and fear
The darkness comes, I drift away
As endless night falls through the day
And as I breathe my final breath
Rain falls softly to mourn my death