"Crystal Tears"

Michel
St. Cecilia School and Academy
St. Louis City, MO

"Crystal Tears" by Michel St. Cecilia School and Academy City of St. Louis, MO This video was taken at the 2014 7GP 7th Grade Poetry Contest Winner Event in St. Louis, MO on April 16th, 2014. Read the poems of every 2014 winner at www.7gp.org.

I look up into the clear sky.
Tears run like liquid crystals down my face.
They turn into ice.
I see red all around me.
I feel like I’ve been crying so much.
Why does it feel like blood is running down from my eyes?
Through the window I see my family full of disappointment.
I see hands reaching out like a tree, but I can’t reach back.
My tears run down my face again.

What is that thing in the mirror?
Is that me?
In the reflection why do I look like I am dead?
My pain cuts me apart section by section.

Is this the time, or is it too late?
Should I stay or go away?
I can’t take it anymore living in this world.
It’s ice cold.
I want others to see I have feelings too.
Look into my eyes.
Tell me if I’m fine or not.
But you tell me.

I don’t say things about my feelings.
I’m scared you will make fun of me.
The beats in my heart are going slower every day.
I reach in the dark.
I long for light.
I see my friends so happy.

Why can`t I be happy like them?
Every day I know I will rest with a cold heart.
The next thing I know I’m gone.
I`m the talk of the people now.
As I’m laid in the box all I can hear is
“Poor girl.”

And I wake up in a different world.