Poet Details
- Poet : Olivia Palk
- School: Raha International School
- Grade: 10
- Age: 17
- City: Abu Dhabi
A bitter storm, a blank slate, a mind swirling with thoughts, and then…
Silence.
Can such words and beliefs really trigger
A fire to erupt within one’s subconscious?
Can such darkness really destroy the
Perfect white dove within a person?
Perhaps.
Yet the ideals of a modern life are nothing more than a dream deferred,
A mere sliver of hope to become them.
Where has originality gone?
What black hole has true identity slithered into,
Lured in by societal expectations, norms,
Never to be seen again.
Why must the youthful believe
Such lies?
False truths that wrap their lying fingers
Around young throats, feeding fallacious words, distorting
Individualism, identity,
Who we are.
Let us dissolve isolation in a pool of light, a swirl of
Peace, truth, comfort.
For us who breathe the Earth’s air and
Live in society should not be condemned to following those thorny paths,
But instead divert to who we are,
Our own lives, and not that of others.
Our ears should be fed truths,
And our hearts filled with peace,
Our soul soaring like a white dove.
The youth shall embrace peace,
Ignore societal norms that bring darkness,
And ultimately invite tranquility into their minds,
Finally calming the storm brewing within.
