One in the unvierse

• Nicole Clinkaberry, Grade 10
• Poetry
• 2004

Planets are tied to my fingers and i'm holding everything in place
And i just stand here and take it with the cold in my face
Holding my soul by my teeth and trying not to slip off reality
Only shouts and screams fill my minds capacity
though friends are around me, i stand alone
In my fight against the bitterness inside my own home
My animal inside, it tries to escape
And i'm the victim to a crime of this world's rape
It's stripped me down off all i'm worth
And left me to die alone on earth
Touching my ear to the ground
i hear ghost whisper but still stay sound
When i cry, my tears they freeze into ice
And i shut everyone out when they try to be nice
locked in a jail cell with the key thrown away
But now i'm happy to be alone for a day
My thoughts to my and nobody else
the clock keeps ticking as i sit on a shelf
I wait to be bought like a toy in a store
All i want is for people to notice me or more