You, Me, Us/ Should I Go, Should I Stay?

• Aliyah Jewel, Grade 7
• Poetry
• 2018

You’re bullied,
Forever ashamed.

I’m pained,
Feeling the same.

We’re damaged,
Together as one.

Because our storm always precedes the sun.

Should I go, should I stay?
Even though he keeps my darkness at bay. The hurricane inside of me is fighting to stay away, Should I go, Should I stay?
Even though we’re both drowning in the pain, just one touch can make it all go down the drain. Should I go, Should I stay?
Even though it doesn’t feel fake, even if it seems like fate.