2014 Junior Authors Poetry Contest Winner Category 4
Anya Ambarish, Age 10, Virginia, USA
The Insult
The minute the words left my mouth
I felt like a boxer being knocked out
Even though I had delivered the punch
I could feel the hurt I had made
Radiating off like a silent signal
I had created this monster
This comment that was hurting so much
So I was the one who had to feel the pain
The guilt
Apologies wouldn’t help
No matter how sorry I was
Only time would take the pain away
A whole lot of time
After living with this burden
I have never said anything so hurtful
Because I know that as much as it will hurt their feelings
It will hurt mine much more
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I live in Dulles, Virginia. My favorite subject at school is reading, but I also enjoy science. I am passionate about poetry, writing, reading, tennis, basketball and Ping-Pong. This poem is one of my works expressing how I feel about bullying.
I really like it, I can relate to your poem. Which I think is a very good quality to have in poems
Hi
anya,
A great poem on introspection.
I fully enjoyed it.
Congratulations.
S.R.Joshi
Hi Anya,
You are phenomenal, and your poem is quite an inspiration
Keep it up and do not stop writing. Get a title, start writing, and the pieces will fall into their niches. Good Job
A-Any time you are bored, just cough.
N-Next you feel is a new thought.
Y-Yawn then if you cannot cough
A-Away will go your boredom
That was just a little ACROSTIC for you and your dad who is my friend. God bless your family.
osman panda.