Secret | Teen Ink
  1. Home
  2. Poetry
  3. Free Verse
  4. Secret

Secret

January 13, 2013
By AmyLeigh GOLD, Pompton Lakes, New Jersey
More by this author
AmyLeigh GOLD, Pompton Lakes, New Jersey
10 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;One thing about human beings that puzzles me the most is their conscious effort to be connected with the object of their affection even if it kills them slowly within.&rdquo;<br /> - Sigmund Freud

View profile

I am fragile
But so are you
I have held my breath
Anticipating all that you
Could possibly ignore
And I’m not afraid of much
But I am afraid of this

I’ve spread my arms wide
To the sound of crashing waves
And felt it rush through my chest
As if I could not contain it
And neither could the sea

Because your hand will never know
The curve of my cheek
And your lips will never ache
To seek mine
But still I find solace
In this soft whisper
Tangled in my hair
This wind on my skin
This echo of your touch
Etched in my palm

© Grace L., Bacolod City, Philippines

Post a comment
Submit your own

Similar Articles

Previous Next
Poetry
I hate splash water on the lack of there-forth
By Anonymous
Poetry
Remembrance
By Rachel Bellah BRONZE
Seattle, Washington
Rachel Bellah BRONZE, Seattle, Washington
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment
View profile
Poetry
My Sister's Keeper
By Angels1031 BRONZE
Fort Worth, Texas
Angels1031 BRONZE, Fort Worth, Texas
4 articles 0 photos 4 comments
View profile
Poetry
Death At Your Door
By sHaDoWnInJa PLATINUM
West Jordan, Utah
sHaDoWnInJa PLATINUM, West Jordan, Utah
31 articles 0 photos 3 comments
View profile
Poetry
Unreach Love
By C.J.H. BRONZE
Benciao City, Taipei County, Other
C.J.H. BRONZE, Benciao City, Taipei County, Other
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Sometimes the world tries ot knock it out of you. But I believe in music the way that some people believe in fairy tales.&quot; August Rush(2007)

View profile
Poetry
Time
By Lost-In-Life GOLD
Whitby, Other
Lost-In-Life GOLD, Whitby, Other
11 articles 0 photos 299 comments

Favorite Quote:
It&#039;s never to late, if it weren&#039;t for the last minute many things would never get done!

View profile

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

This article has 5 comments.

XweienX said...
on Feb. 26 2013 at 3:46 am
XweienX, Shah Alam, Other
0 articles 0 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
Be inspired to be an inspiration.

View profile
A sense of sadness while reading the poem...which I believe is the theme of this poem right? :) Love the last stanza! Great work!
AmyLeigh GOLD said...
on Jan. 28 2013 at 6:50 pm
AmyLeigh GOLD, Pompton Lakes, New Jersey
10 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;One thing about human beings that puzzles me the most is their conscious effort to be connected with the object of their affection even if it kills them slowly within.&rdquo;<br /> - Sigmund Freud

View profile
thank you! i'm glad you liked it :)
AmyLeigh GOLD said...
on Jan. 28 2013 at 6:49 pm
AmyLeigh GOLD, Pompton Lakes, New Jersey
10 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;One thing about human beings that puzzles me the most is their conscious effort to be connected with the object of their affection even if it kills them slowly within.&rdquo;<br /> - Sigmund Freud

View profile
thank you so much for your feedback!!! i totally understand what you mean about the effort to be deep, i'm still trying to find a balance. and i can see what you're saying about the second stanza, the 3 stanzas do kind of jump around but that was sort of my intention, to have almost 3 different thoughts within the poem. i'll definitely keep that in mind when i'm editing though!
BeckSunflower BRONZE said...
on Jan. 28 2013 at 4:39 pm
BeckSunflower BRONZE, Flintstone, Georgia
4 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Even the president of the United States has to stand naked&quot;- Bob Dylan/It&#039;s alright Ma&#039; (I&#039;m only bleeding)

View profile
I like it, especially the second stanza, but at the same time I am not sure how it fits. I do, however think it belongs but it deserves a lead up. Also a bit of advice im constantly am giving my brother: I understand the want to be deep but you can only go so far before you fall in.
Soccer23 GOLD said...
on Jan. 27 2013 at 7:22 pm
Soccer23 GOLD, Rockton, Illinois
11 articles 11 photos 23 comments

Favorite Quote:
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. <br /> Lao Tzu

View profile
I love this !  it has very good imagery it made me feel like  i was there