Poems

Poems

by

Sena Carlson

(age 12)

A Picture

A picture may be a thousand words

But I think there's something more important

I will choose for myself a different sword

One that I know will never be bent

A picture could be edited, be fake

And I will not take the chance

Especially for someone else's sake

I will do what God says

God says that actions speak louder than things you say

Actions speak louder than words on a page, too, I think

You may say what you may,

But I'd rather believe what someone does than a bunch of ink.

Belongs To

It used to belong to just me

It technically came from my mother

But I would often wish for it to be

Belonging to another

First, when I was young, I thought it was real

Then I thought it was nothing but lies

And of course there were times when I didn't know what to feel

But, slowly, I started to realize

My heart is important,

Not meant to be tossed

Yet I was still a little reluctant

To show people who was boss

But now I know it

My love is powerful

I am important

I have my own will

So now I give my heart to Someone Else

Someone who loves me a lot

Who takes away what I once felt

Yes, I know my heart belongs to God.

(original and self-edited)

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Signed,

Wiggles the Polliwog