The Unfinished Poem

A little boy lies in bed so scared of the dark

The shadow of a monster a mere tree in the park

He shivers and cries and hides to no end

Soon the sun comes up it was all just pretend

As simple of a lesson this appears to his life

This lesson is more of an all purpose knife

It appeared once again as 6th grade began

All these big words with no open hand

Wishing he could just sail out to sea

Not knowing these monsters were masking insecurity

Much weaker than him they only did wrong

An everyday battle for him to stay strong

Covered with deep cuts that couldn't be stitched

To just be free is all this boy wished

People are faced with these challenges everyday. Some move forward, others fall victim to the darkness. Be kind, and bring positivity to the world. Life will go in finish your book, finish your poem, finish your sentence.