Live Now
by Michelle Kang
My heavy feet on the concrete,
Sharp wind stabbed my heart,
One, two, my view was fading,
Two, three, my mind was being poisoned,
Three, four, the black sky was pressing down on my spirit.
No hope, no joy, no love.
Only hate and fear.
Regretted my past, focused on tomorrow,
Wondered when I will end this struggle within myself.
Now listen, my heart beating like the Sun that doesn't know how to rest,
See, the air I breathe, precious as millions of diamond droplets.
Feel my own blood capturing my spirit.
Close my eyes and be awake.
Now, feel the light on your face,
Create a shadow to create a light,
Feel the colours of your mind,
Four, three, the sky so blue and clear,
Three, two, my mind is as light as a feather,
Two, one, I see now, I feel now, I want to Live Now.
Yesterday is history, tomorrow is mystery,
Now is the time, time to Live.
Michelle Kang is a student at McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
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A Child’s Cry
by Sumiti Jain
I wake at three in some slight pain
I hear no sound of clock or rain,
Only a child’s cry echoes in my ear
I can feel his pain it’s just too much to bear.
Something is in his blood
Something he can’t let go of,
He’s looking for someone, anyone
Who could grant him some love.
He knows that he isn’t alone
And that the whole world shares his tears,
Some for a day or two
And some for all their years!
Sumiti Jain is a student of Master of Sciences at the Faculty of the Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
