Poems from LaireOfIthilien

Hello! I am Abby Erwin, an aspiring biology teacher.
"Why would she choose to be a part of this community if she really loves biology?" you ask.
First of all, biology is beautiful. Have you ever seen the graceful curve of a DNA strand, or a cacophony of cells, crowded together in a zen-tangle of life?
Have you ever gazed up at the trees and wondered at their strength and slenderness?
Have you stared into the eyes of another human being and seen the depths of their soul, and asked yourself why the eyes work that way?
I have.
Secondly, I am more complex than that. I am not only a biological-dreamer; I have feelings and happenings, just like everyone does. Why would I not have room for poetry in my life?
Personally, I think everyone could be a poet, if they tried.
When everything breaks
Everything shatters
My heart in pieces
Scattered
And all the world
So beautiful,
Yesterday
Is cold and grey
And the...