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Warped Vinyl

November 12, 2021
By Rsnail-925 PLATINUM, Boulder, Colorado
Rsnail-925 PLATINUM, Boulder, Colorado
29 articles 11 photos 106 comments

Favorite Quote:
A story has as many versions as it has readers - Winter Of Our Discontent


Getting help is hard

when your words get stuck between

the faded lines of truth 

and confinement 


When awkward silence 

envelopes the noise

of onlookers 

stopping their cars 

before giving up 

and moving on 


My sanity gets punctured by 

hateful comments with shallow breath 

as I sink my face

into a pillow


Crowds of strangers brush past 

pushing me against

a brick wall 

of self-doubt and confusion 


I clutch the warped vinyl 

staring into colorless reflection 

before throwing it off

the roof 

of the building 


Watching it gracefully fall 

warping time 

shattering into 

a million pieces 


Hoping that 

by watching something so fragile 

break under circumstance 

I could decipher my own 

warped vinyl 

of a struggle 


The author's comments:

This poem really challenged me to write in more of a story telling format and less direct. This poem has been something I've been wanting to put on TeenInk for awhile and finally, I finsihed editing it! I wanted to convey a message, but still keep it authentic and abstract to my own unique ways of writing poetry. This work was almost theraputic for me to write, and I write it as honestly as I could. Enjoy. 


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