The Balcony | Teen Ink
  1. Home
  2. Poetry
  3. Free Verse
  4. The Balcony

The Balcony

May 31, 2011
By Allister SILVER, Columbia, South Carolina
More by this author
Allister SILVER, Columbia, South Carolina
7 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
Be the change you want to see in the world

View profile

what happens when the balcony comes crashing down?

weighed down with rumors and gossip

will you fall with it,

tumbling to the ground,

in a restless spiral?

will you hold onto the ledge,

with all your will,

until you fingers slip

and you fall silently?

or will you look deep inside you,

and find the strength

to grow wings and fly away?

© Jamie R., Boulder, CO

The author's comments:
everyone can relate to this article. i wrote it at a time where there was a lot of peer pressure in my life. hope you enjoy!
Post a comment
Submit your own

Similar Articles

Previous Next
Poetry
The Eternal Sea
By Anonymous
Poetry
Connected
By emolover95 GOLD
Park City, Utah
emolover95 GOLD, Park City, Utah
13 articles 0 photos 25 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened."

View profile
Poetry
I hate splash water on the lack of there-forth
By Anonymous
Poetry
My New Beginning
By delaney95 GOLD
St. Charles, Missouri
delaney95 GOLD, St. Charles, Missouri
11 articles 5 photos 5 comments
View profile
Poetry
Joys of Life
By Daniel Seeley Hicks-Neal BRONZE
Westville, New Jersey
Daniel Seeley Hicks-Neal BRONZE, Westville, New Jersey
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
View profile
Poetry
Med-O-Lark
By Mew13 SILVER
Princeton, New Jersey
Mew13 SILVER, Princeton, New Jersey
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If there were to be a universal sound depicting peace, I would surly vote for the purr.&quot;<br /> (Barbara L. Diamond)

View profile

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

This article has 0 comments.