Thinking Gap
Amya A. ----- 12th Grade
When I am in agony
about life
my nose might scrunch up
and the water in my eyes
might tear a little.
Most of the scars on my face
tell a lie about me
you’ll never know.
The strategy I go through everyday
when I look in the mirror is to smile
and be happy.
It was something I enjoyed
that swerved me past the tears
until my gap was noticeable
and then I came to love my smile even more.
I understand a gap is the beauty of beautiful
and angelic as doves.
In fact
my gap is so big a whole flock
of heavenly doves flies through it
every time I smile.
But sometimes when I think of mines
it corrupts to branches and leaves
thick as thieves.
Somebody could say your teeth are pretty
or maybe they aren’t
it’s just a different feeling
as the scars on my face
it shows the struggle of who stays up at night
thinking until 5 a.m.
but would you think I’m struggling?
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