Emotions

• Katie Sul, Grade 6
• Poetry
• 2022

I have this feeling in my tummy, a feeling tha makes me feel dark and empty.
LIke salt and vinegar chips, the ones that make you wince and cry because they are so salty.
Or a dark cave that makes my tummy squirm and twist and turn.
Now a bright yellow beam melts away the yucky feeling and makes me feel warm and sweet like vanilla ice cream.
Or a cosy blanket fluffy and warm like a puppy's fur. A happy bubble is floating in my tummy. But now the bubble is filled with dread.
What if I get blamed for something I didn't do?
What if I fail my exam? The worry in my tummy makes me feel like I ate an entire tub of mustard. Or mayonnaise.
A small bunny hops through the bubble, and now I am jumping.
Excitement is flowing in my tummy like a river.
I am bouncing up and down like I ate a whole packet of lollies.
Now I am a screaming kettle screaming for reveenge for justice.
Spicy curry burns my tongue like it burns my chest when someone says something mean.
But I can't control others only me. I shouldn't be so mad at them, I should forgive them.
My chest settles and now I am a warm bowl of soup. Calm as can be. Breathe in and out.
My emotions are very different sometimes I can control them and sometimes I can't.
Sometimes I cry and sometimes I laugh. But all humans have emotions, both you and me.