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My Secret
June 5, 2021
I once ate a secret, secret inside
That festered and sank deep into my core
Blackened and rotted, my gut it fried
Prodding my conscience, I just can’t ignore
Suddenly I am the worst of sinners
A secret! A secret! Inwards it screams
Burbles and boils and scalds my innards
A secret! A secret! From shame it streams-
The pressure doubled, despite my pleas
My flesh bloated with effort but alas!
Against my will, it retch’d upwards seize!
Burst forth from my lips, escaped en masse
Empty I feel, stain’d still and tainted
Mouth sick; regret bleeds dry; then- I fainted.
© Samantha A., Southbury, CT
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JustMe_Vaanya SILVER said...
on Jul. 25 2021 at 7:52 am
I love it! Just Amazing! This is one of the best poems I've read ever since joining Teen Ink. I look forward to more of these wonderful pieces... :)
This piece emerged all at once in one frantic, desperate mess of scribbles. It poured out of my hands as forcefully as the Tiber demands to flow; in other words, it needed to be written. Maybe the feeling is relatable.