Guest Author
By Sri Vaishnavi Janpareddy
What is life?
funny… ’cause I have heard many answers
that never exactly match mine
so much unknown like the depth of an ocean and echoes of emotion
Darkness and lights a story awaits
racism, guilt, war, bullying, poverty, violence… I could name a 100 more
It’s like they all poison our minds
the feeling of sadness always lingers
the venomous pain of jealousy and anger
people who push you down and people who help you sore
stuck between a million pathways to be untold
as the future unravels ’til the end
curiosities such as… only a 100 years?
“Tick tock” who created time? why am I here?
I wonder so much but who will reply
in moments feelings such as a tingling sensation in our heart
A sensation of pride, like on top of a mountain
gliding like an eagle in the midst of a rosy sunset
memories of happiness, like flowers on a mystical spring day
moments where we feel as though we are the clouds in the sky on a warm day
and stars that shimmer on a dim night
Oh the emotion of friendship, family, joy, hope, and love… I could name a 1000 more
so uncontrollable
all these will last ’til our very last
a handful of sights and wonders to be spoken
is it a beauty or curse… I don’t know
Let us travel the journey of life…
Sri Vaishnavi Janapareddy is an 8th grader at Alston Ridge Middle School.
