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Ren Sturgis Jan 2022
Why does such darkness follow me?
I run and I run, yet still I cannot see.
The light has fled and I fear I'm not free,
from the darkness that has taken a hold on me.
"Why?" I ask the wind, and sea
"Will the darkness ever let go?"
the reply of a salty breeze
"Let light into your heart, and the darkness will flee."
Ren Sturgis Jan 2022
It's been so long since I've felt anything. I've closed myself off to the outer world of me.
My inner thoughts speaking quietly, trying to understand the freedom of speech and the right to equality.
The world full  of so much inequity, my goal to just bring together the diversity.
Blacks, whites and every other minority.

Well I suppose that I've been opening up ever so slightly.
Showing the world how I can shine brightly.
Past the land and sky, beyond the line of trees.
If you believe in thinking justly, you can feel as far as the blind can see.

I'm feeling the emotions rise within I, like a storm I am becoming calm within the eye.
Watch the truth unravel into lies.
Still I'm screaming ....

WHY?

Is this what it's like to feel?
I may not comprehend it right now, but it will be alright.
I have expressed enough of me anyhow!
A 16 year old me
Ren Sturgis Dec 2021
Children should not be born to cater to their parents emotional needs,
Or to be abandoned.
Children are humans.
Ren Sturgis Dec 2021
I live everyday in a pain that cuts so deep I cry tears of blood.
My mind is so full of disaster that I feel I don't know love.
My fear of being alone will stay,
The struggle is never done.
My ears deaf to the sound of Mayhem,
I think the demons won.
The battle between Good, Great and Evil
Silently rages
taking its bets and wages,
Waiting for the right one.
Dark night,
Quiet shadows,
And me waiting for the Sun.
I sit on the bench staring into space,
Knowing the war has begun.
The hushed whispers inside telling me to leave,
The great is none,
Good is so little,
And evil is a ton.
But I look and I say
" I'm me...
And that's enough."
16 year old me maybe
Ren Sturgis Dec 2021
So Tired in this world,
Full of fire,
Ready to burn down.
The flames die out,
But that was just the first round.
The evil,
The darkness,
The bloodhounds.
They howl in the night,
Such horrible sounds.
They ignite fear in the heart of children,
The devious clowns.
They'll set fire to your home,
And burn the whole town.
But at the end of it all,
I'll say "Who's Laughing Now?"
A tired 15 year old
Ren Sturgis Dec 2021
soaring
oh ****
crashing
tumbling
speckled glass litters my hair
life flashes before me
blinking yellow and red
roaring
screaming
blood drips to the ground
help
Help
HELP
An accident that occurred in 2018
Ren Sturgis Dec 2021
Twirling and whirling
an understanding entanglement.
Back to back our eyes never once meet.
I tell their story through my lens
they agree.

The music flows
our bodies move mindlessly
one.
Energy radiates weaving itself through our spirits.
The music spins out
the story comes to an end.
It seems as if our meeting is done
this dance is just the beginning.
Inspired by Fangs + Flowers
A workshop led by Moonyeka and Dexxy
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