Life as I See it Charis Davis ‘22 Second Place Winner: Poetry As the sun began to rise just above the distant horizon, By a hurricane I become part of this world, And once I am born the winds subside. Snow falls fresh and new Innocent, untainted like me. When there’s snow, I play, But eventually it melts. Beating and battering The rain strikes hard Cruel drops hinder me And I am lost I’m unseen, unheard And the path is now uncertain It’s not for long, I say The rain doesn’t last forever. The sun reveals herself Brilliant and blazing Her energy a gift to me That fills me through and through Euphoric are my days in the sun But of course, she has to leave too. The clouds take over My days are colorless, passionless I can bear it for a little longer The monotonous routine But my spirit from past days Is forever gone and will never return. My final days are like the sky after a storm A rainbow, the threshold to harmony Is a creation of comfort to me Because soon I will dwell in paradise.
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