This is a poem a wrote about a month ago contrasted with one I wrote yesterday. My life has fortunately taken a turn for the better. Also, these are a few of the only free verse poems I've ever written. Rhymed ususally flows better for me but when I wrote these I was so full of emotion I couldn't take the time to work with the words.

The first one:

A muffled scream
A form streams downward
Innocence and youth
Happiness destroyed
I saw heaven,
I blossomed there,
Learned to fly
But now my wings are gone
Torn and tattered
Ripped of my grip
I fall
Above me a face blocks the sun
Mocking me in pain
Below me I can forsee
A sickening crunch
I am scared
There is nothing left to catch me
Hands reach out
But I can't get a grasp
I shall never again rise
To the heavens
I shall never fly again

The second one:

Tears newly dried upon my face
They shimmer and sparkle
As I laugh
To think I thought it was the end
That I could never again
Reach for the stars
Or fly in the sun
His rays smile happily upon me
As I rediscover the joys of life
Heal the wounds
Bind the pain
To forget and yet
Remember
That I am too strong
To be torn from MY skies