High School: Third Place

Beautiful Destruction!

My family was bubbly and happy,

Till you arrived!

Slowly but surely you unraveled us,

One strand at a time.

Can this be happening?

Please tell me I’m dreaming,

My perfect family,

Squished beneath your feet.

Don’t take them away,

Their mine!

Only you know how to break them down.

How to make them cry.

My family is mine!

Not yours.

So leave,

And take all the pain you’ve caused with you.

by

Heather Burnett