Poetry Festival will be held:

Saturday, April 27, 2024

2016 Winner

Time

Life asked death

“Why do people love me

but hate you?”

Death responded

“Because

 

You’re the pain

everybody feels

but finds

a way to hide

in

plain sight

You show people

the way

 

You give them hope

when there’s nothing to

hope for

you light their soul

until I unveil

what is behind the mirror

 

An anti-reality

A godly infection of sorts

I am the truth

everybody wants to ignore

but can’t

 

In the end

our life’s rationalities

burn away

in the bottomless pit of

your soul-crushing trench

you reach a point

of no return

the absolute end

where time

and space meet

 

And then you

realize

time is the most valuable

quality

of life”

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Chris Campbell

Parkmont School

Grade: 11