You weigh 130lbs
You think you are as fast as Usain Bolt
And as strong as the rock
It's bad the doctors know your name already without asking
You arrive in pain and leave with a coffin somewhere on your body
Will you ever realize that you're pushing yourself to be someone it's not meant to be
You have cuts and bruises that hide the hurt no one ever sees
When will you realize that an X-ray isn't for fun
It is a warning to slow down before you get put to a stop
I know it is hard to believe he wasted his last breath to say
That there is only one way to go and thats up because of what all, These white coats are telling you
You play it on replay
You have a tremor in your right knee,
Fluid in the knee,
Bone bruising
Oh and your heart is broken beyond repair
I know you won't ever care what they say
Because all you can see is a hill
But your hill is different, it's purple
And Tectonic plates didn't form it, you did
But your hill also has a different definition
Your hill is like a mini volcano and at some point
It's going to get bigger and erupt but you dont believe it
think you have no limits
How do you think that with the war you're in
Is it because they shut you out
Or is it because she broke your heart
They've cast you aside, yet dont you fold
Into a silence, dont mute the cries from your knee,
Like a storm gathering, fury untold
Every ache has a threshold–a boundary to see
Once that line is crossed, chaos will reign,
A simmering volcano, ready to burst,
Invisible shackles, a shroud wrapped in pain,
What builds inside you must soon be dispersed
So listen to the whispering shadows that lurk,
In corners of anguish where echoes persist,
Reject the dark numbing, for its here you must work
Feel the tremors of truth in the midst of the mist
Do not shut off the cries, let them scream,
For through the darkness, there lies an escape
A fire may rage, but it fuels a new dream,
And the ashes of silence, rebirth in their shape
And maybe one day you'll realize,
Your taking it all for granted
--Mark M., 9th-12th Grade