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Monday, June 22nd, 2009

My intentions were simple ones -
to enjoy the warmth, to take in my innocence,
to get out of my boring routine.
Never realized what I was in for.
Thought to myself ‘wish he was here.
Wish I could tell him how much I cared.’
It was all taken away before I could see
what kind of opportunity lay before me.
I told [...]

Wrong Shell

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

I am a feeling
Trapped in a shell.
A shell of confusion.
A shell of despair.
A shell of a teenage girl.
A girl who’s confused,
Depressed and trapped.
Trapped in a shell
All its own.
Its own name, identity,
Even own feelings.
How do I get out,
How does she break free
From this measly, tiny shell?

Sarah Butland © 2006 -2009

This was my first published piece which [...]