When you were lost

When you were lost

A Poem by Jessica Green
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University assessed poem

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And then you were gone.

Your canary yellow coat invisible in the grey.

The park began to stretch out for miles, like a desert of stone.

I began to scream your name until my throat split

And no words would come out.

 

Among the swings was a spectrum of latex coats.

Small legs ran up slides and across monkey bars,

Little voices loud as thunder and

Rubber boots paddled in puddles,

but none were yours.

 

Seconds became hours, the dome of the sky

Turned indigo, turning its back on me.

The phone, now exhausted from too many

Outward calls to our mother

 fell asleep instantly.

 

The world kept growing,

I was shrinking to the size of a pin.

I wasn’t sure how long I’d been crying

Or what to do next.

 

And then somehow you were there, 30 metres away

With that same look of unawareness.

Bright as a flashlight,

A speck of gold on the horizon.

 

 

© 2013 Jessica Green


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I loved the images that ran through my mind from your way you wrote your poem :)

For me it was very good writing :)

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Jessica Green
Jessica Green

Birmingham, United Kingdom



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Jess, 17, Birmingham Hoping to pursue a career in writing. I don't limit myself to what i can do, i want to try everything that is possible in my lifetime. I could watch the starry night sky fore.. more..

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