All Nonfiction
- Bullying
- Books
- Academic
- Author Interviews
- Celebrity interviews
- College Articles
- College Essays
- Educator of the Year
- Heroes
- Interviews
- Memoir
- Personal Experience
- Sports
- Travel & Culture
All Opinions
- Bullying
- Current Events / Politics
- Discrimination
- Drugs / Alcohol / Smoking
- Entertainment / Celebrities
- Environment
- Love / Relationships
- Movies / Music / TV
- Pop Culture / Trends
- School / College
- Social Issues / Civics
- Spirituality / Religion
- Sports / Hobbies
All Hot Topics
- Bullying
- Community Service
- Environment
- Health
- Letters to the Editor
- Pride & Prejudice
- What Matters
- Back
Summer Guide
- Program Links
- Program Reviews
- Back
College Guide
- College Links
- College Reviews
- College Essays
- College Articles
- Back
Walls and Balloons
June 10, 2012
The drawbridge is lowered,
The guard let down.
The balloons let loose,
The hope flies high.
The enemy walks in freely,
The balloons are popped.
Gone is the vessel of trust,
Gone is the vessel of hope.
Hurt one too many times.
The walls return,
Built higher.
The strings are held tighter.
Higher,
And tighter still.
Each time the wall is breached,
Each time the balloon pops.
Until one day,
The walls are impenetrable,
The string held in a death grip.
The man moves on,
And on.
Never stopping for long.
Not for anything,
For anyone.
And though he is not dead,
He might as well be.
For what reason does he have to live?
© Trenton O., Highland, UT
Similar Articles
Previous Next
JOIN THE DISCUSSION
This article has 5 comments.
MountEverest GOLD said...
on Jun. 27 2012 at 8:50 pm
Very Good Poem! Please Write More !:D
dark_stars96 SILVER said...
on Jun. 24 2012 at 12:44 pm
i love it. your an amazing writer. its well writen and well thought out. keep at it dude. :)
