Type of poem: Tanka

Topic: Separation

POEM 2

TORN
ㅤㅤㅤInto pieces like
ㅤㅤㅤcrystals so delicate, that
ㅤㅤㅤwere dropped on the floor
ㅤㅤㅤby careless souls who didn't
ㅤㅤㅤcare, forgotten and left to

ROT
ㅤㅤㅤIf I tried to hide
ㅤㅤㅤwhat I felt from within me,
ㅤㅤㅤfrom the rest of them?
ㅤㅤㅤNo, that's a horrid idea.
ㅤㅤㅤMa told me to express my

THOUGHTS
ㅤㅤㅤMy mind is empty.
ㅤㅤㅤNo joys, no nothings. I can't,
ㅤㅤㅤkeep holding my breath.
ㅤ
ㅤ

ㅤThey know, they do, they ignore.
ㅤㅤㅤThe only thing left is a

RIFT
ㅤㅤㅤDistanced friendship, our
ㅤㅤㅤtorn relationship, I yearn
ㅤㅤㅤto see you again. But
ㅤㅤㅤuntil then, go play with them.
ㅤㅤㅤSomeday, I'll see you again.