Dark Light Poem

• Thomas Ackerman, Grade 8
• Poetry
• 2016

A dark poem is…
A man walking down the street with despair on his face
A man walking through a crowd with pain in his eyes
A man walking across the railway lines
And that is where he lies.

A man, no longer walking, no longer moving, no longer alive

A light poem is…
A woman on a balcony looking down at the people in the streets
A woman going to the store to buy her weight in gold
A woman walking home with a bunch of sweets
A woman running through the streets

A woman making her mark.

Thomas Ackerman.