Poems from Ellen Lahrke

I made this account so I could have a chance to win scholarships, but I've found it's a more discrete way to post my poems compared to tumblr.
Tripping around the yard as a tot Having fun just throwing rocks I want to go back to being a kid living free and having fun. Life beats...
In the time it grew it had become a beast Building in it's anguish and defeat Crawling and clawing toward a weak feast Till friends cut a...
Those small Christmas lights lit up my whole world Those lights made me smile for just a short time THey made time last forever, everything...
The doorman stood lanky and tallWith a suspicious eye that watched over allHe stood only three steps from me And I thought and I asked what...
You're proud and strong, Even though you have your struggles. You put us above many things; Above your relationships, Above your work.  ...