Poems from Aurora Oviedo
A high school student that loves poetry and recently won a poetry contest that allowed me to see it used in a play by Buddy Hannah, it has blown me away and influnced me to continue, to show the world my work and my passion.
Scared of the “outside”
So we stay in and hide
We hide behind a screen
That will sooner destroy us
then try and reconnect us.
Unable to speak out with all the screaming
People trying to be noticed in this vast and unforgiving world
Filled with negative energy and...
Hide
Is all I can say
Before the hollow thud of boots cross the floor
I hold my younger brother to my chest
I freeze every part of my...
Hollow
Skin cracked and fading
Hair black but greying
Unable to get up and move past the craving
Of more time and young life
Mind finally...
Love
A four letter word
Able to make people rise or
Fall to their weak and unstable knees
But love can only be described as one thing
Life...