Falling

• Jasmin Black Sepulveda, Grade 10
• Poetry
• 2018

It’s like you’re being buried
All falling on top of you
You try to make it stop
But there’s nothing you can do

School, parents
Friends, home
And that stupid thing someone said on your phone

You try to climb out
You grab someone’s hand
But then they let go
And where do you land?

Back in the hole
With sadness and stress
And you wonder
Is it worth living this mess?