i wrote this for one of my college entrance applications...i thought that it was probably one of the best that i've ever written...


WHAT STIRS MY PERPLEXED MIND

I see the ruin
I see the pain

The broken treetops
And the charred heaps
Of rubble and houses
Against the unbroken
Tainted blue pool above

Children who walk
Through the streets
Bellys bloated and eyes wide
With wonder and sadness

Pale skin and pale sheets
Bleed together on
The bed, holding
The last moments
Of a dying woman

Children
Jump
Down
Off the bus
Run up the steps
To school –
To safety –

It’s all relative
When the gunman opens fire

I see the ruin
I see the pain

I stir my perplexed soul
A chef at her craft
I taste and test
The content, hoping
To get the right mixture of
Anger and shame
Pity and
Blame –

The ruin, the pain –
I see the blame I see the blame
And it points its finger at me


...so...what do you think?