Thoughts in Rhyme.

Poetry is my way of expression.

I have recently discovered this.

A way to say my thoughts with intention.

It makes my mind empty but full of bliss.

Poetry is my new obsession.

Alana Conway

PA

15 years old

More by Alana Conway

  • Slack line

    I walk a fine line.

    Life and death.

    Funny and weird.

    Smart and dumb. 

    Waiting for a light breeze to blow me one way.

    Will I stay on this line forever?

    When will I get off?

  • Cookie Cutter Girl

    I’ve always been a cookie cutter girl.

    pressed into shapes I never liked.

     

    Rolled and folded into the perfect form.

    My face and body configured

    to make me look appetizing.

     

  • 356 days.

    It had been

    356 days,

    8,544 hours,

    512,640 minutes,

    since March 11, 2025.

     

    It had been

    356 days of smiling,

    and crying, and yelling,

    and laughing, and fighting,