The following are the other two poems that were published in my high school literary magazine my freshman year.
Troubled Woman’s title was inspired by the Marvin Gaye song, “Trouble Man. My goal was to capture to the grittiness of his music from the 1970’s.
Sorrow was based on a painting that I saw during a school field trip. I tried to capture the grief and despair. Unfortunately, I cannot find the painting online, so I don’t know the artist.
Troubled Woman
She has faced troubles
has seen pain
She has lost hope
has felt rain
and cannot cope
She bows her head
With a dream
she’ll soon be dead
away from the terror
that makes her scream
She’s a troubled woman
with a sad life
living in a man’s world
where there’s nothing but strife
Can no one help this troubled life?
Sorrow
With her head down
her chin in her hand
she mourns the recent passing
of her beloved
She doubts she can love again
The ground touches her bare feet
She has never felt so alone.
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