Better poem

You know how I said I can't write a serious poem? Well, thanks to my daily dosage of 60 milligrams 'o Vyvanse, I can. Haha! Haha! Haha!

So anyway, I chose to write a Megan-style prolonged poem in preparation for the poetry unit (which we may or may not do) last night. I tried to incorperate a lot of romantic symbolism into this one, and some more metaphors and symiles and such. And by the way, NO THESAURUS. I never use a thesaurus. It's all from my big vocabulary! You know, isn't there a lot of ironyin the sense that I was in WordMasters, Write Away, a handful of spelling bees, and I got sat down here in normal-level Language Arts? Well, at least I have an Honors reccomendation for next year, but so does every other kid, so screw me feeling special. Anyway, here is my ten-minute masterpiece. Please do comment, and enjoy.

Behold.


Emotional Roller Coaster

I wake up in a silver car
On a coaster I’ve seen somewhere before
I don’t know how I got here,
But this is where I am.
Seatbelt won’t eject
Can’t see where the tracks end
We’re going for a ride.
It’s traveling up the hill
Moving a little slowly
Still don’t really know where I am
A familiar face next to me
He says “hello”
That boy is a beautiful swan
Long pale arms like tree branches
Lengthy blonde hair past his shoulders
And eyes a pale blue like the morning’s clouds
Just as we reach the top,
The sun starts to set
Maybe I’ll stay here for a minute
I look at the boy
When our gaze locks, he looks away
I do the same in disgust
Is it for myself or the boy?
Too late to think now,
We are dropping fast
Hold on tight
Feel the adrenaline
It burns so much, but I feel like I need it
It distracts me from wondering how I got here
It’s short but sweet
Painful at the same time
But now it’s over
The boy leans in for a kiss
We turn our heads to the right
Getting closer
Roller coaster turns right
Our heads butt instead.
Roller coaster turns left
He cuts me with a knife.
From a pocket, he pulls a bandage
His touch is so soft
It makes the stinging evaporate to mist
But now we’re going upside down
I close my eyes tight
I feel a sensation
Halfway through the loop, I drop from my seat
Never felt anything more painful.
The ride comes to a halt
Allowing me to get back onWithout hesitation, I do.
Then I see that there is only one silver car.
The boy isn’t there
Just some luxurious seating
As I step inside, it feels empty
The car starts moving on the tracks
It twists around a couple of times
I feel nothing
Out of thin air, the boy reappears from the shadows
Has he come back for me?
Or maybe to enjoy the ride?
Intensely the roller coaster is zooming forward
I’m scared
The shimmering railing is all I have to hold on to
The emotion that I once hung on to has numbed
I see the boy staring at me again
Now I know where I am.
As soon as I find my sense of direction
The silver tracks continue no more
Now we’re falling
Falling
Falling
Falling
And we never stop