Maia's poem

Maia won first place for her age group in the West Roxbury Library poetry contest.  The theme of the contest this year is "Missing Pieces."  This is her poem: 

HOPE

 

by

 

Maia

 

 

 

There’s something missing in my heart.

Something small?

No . . .

Something big.

What is it?

A pushing pulling laughing piece

That I cannot find

Mocking me, screaming to try harder.

I try.

But still

It hides

Like it wants me

To

Feel

Pain

Worse than I already do.

Come out,

I call

But it won’t

Budge.

Why?

When you hope, things can go wrong.

Isn’t hope supposed to be happy

Strong and caring?

I hope for hope and happiness, but . . .

A piece

Of hope

Lies beneath me.