Ashes

No one died

right?

I wasn't affected

but I am affected.

I know them

their situation

we're good friends

but why is all of this happening in my lifetime?

In our lifetimes?

The politics

the banning

having to protest for ourselves and our rights

now this fire?

Fire,

thought of a fresh start at times

but this?

No

it's worse

no one benefited from this

and I feel terrible

like someone has died

but not quite

and I feel useless

like I can't help

but can I?

How am I supposed to be on Monday

at school

where some of my worst hardships occur?

How do I help

I want to help

let me help

Calico Frost

VT

13 years old

More by Calico Frost

  • Cocoon of Solitude

    Warm,

    toasty,

    happy in my

    cocoon of solitude

    where no one bothers me

    while I read and snuggle by myself,

    wrapped up in blankets

    hidden in pillows

    engulfed in stuffed animals.

    Peace,

  • Your friends

    Some of us

    will push and push to get closer

    others

    will nudge gently and give up

    but I don't try to do either

    I want to wait patiently until you let me in

    closer

    before you close up

  • Stuck

    Each poem

    each message

    deleted

    one

    after

    the other.

    The words don't flow freely anymore,

    now slow and sticky

    not flying out my fingers in their regular way.

    I can't make it work