Sierra Martin

Sierra Martin Oct 2011

This Is How I Know.*

How I know
I have finally lost this game.

But not only have I come to my end,
I have lost my way.

I have lost my strength
and my freedom.

Afraid,
Perhaps
Of how this game not only changes the plot,
But also the player.

Sierra Martin Oct 2011

The Differences Between You and I

I am fragile.
But I am strong.

You are Alive,
but struggle to stay standing.

You have Spirit,
But only on the days vulnerability and insecurity aren't constant companions.

But my world has changed.
Utterly and Completly.

While yours remains the same.

Too much to Bare

Too much to Carry

Too Long to HOLD

And you just stand there watching.

Sierra Martin Sep 2011

Me

Standing there-
Staring at my reflection,
I actually see
Myself for the first time in years.

My body and my mind are finally one again.

My Blue Eyes

The Freckles on my face

The Dimples of my cheeks

The waves of my hair

These things have always been mine.
**Finally feel like they belong.

Sierra Martin Sep 2011

Tome

Show me a story.
Show me a story were anything
and EVERYTHING
is a surprise.

A story were nothing is expected.
Where I can relish and crowd myself with
Envy because of the adventures
I am discovering.

It may not be first-hand,
as I wish.

But it is as close as I can get
to this world I long to thrive in.

And it is as far as I can get,
from the predictable reality everyone lives.

Making Easy Lives seem like Constant Battles.

Sierra Martin Sep 2011

Devil Has No Peace

I Have Been Fighting This Battle

My opponent is *5 times my size,
and 50 times my strength.

And as the fight goes on,
it begins to grow.
And I begin to shrink.

So before long it is towering over me.

STOMPING OUT all the fight I have left.

In this game the hero looses.

But the Devil goes down with me,
because without the fight,
or the victim.

*The Devil has no peace.

I have been told that this poem has a very strong impact on people, which is exactly how it effected me. This poem didn't make me stop fighting, it convinced me not to give in and to keep going. You can find the poem reflecting this positive outcome in my poetry, it is called Complete Victory. This poem is also going to be published in World Poetry Movement's book 'Stars in our Hearts' I want to thank everyone supporting me SO much, because this is an freaking amazing accomplishment at 13! And was conveniently at the top of my Bucket List... ;) I hope you enjoyed reading!

Sierra Martin Aug 2011

Marathon

If my fight is over,
Then why does it feel
Like I am running a Marathon?

Why does it always feel like I am
Desperate for air, wanting this fight to be over?

Why does it always feel like I am
looking for a way around the challenges
that are constantly being thrown in my direction?

Why do I always feel weak,
But strong enough to admit it?

*Because you are living life.
And in life you are always running,
even if nothing is chasing you.

Sierra Martin Jun 2011

Help

I love you comfort
I love you control
I love you Stranger

And I want you to know

That my thoughts
are with you,
every step of the way.

And I would like to guide you
To the place
You
     Long
            To
               Stay