“L̶̦̦͉̔̃ò̶̗̠͠v̵̢̤̂e̵͇̠͆̀ͅ ̵̭̺̝̍̄͝I̸̮̤͂s̸̥̭̽̔ ̴̢͉͍̊́̎S̷̥̲̼̎͛̊t̸̡͙̊́͌ŗ̴̇̚ǒ̸̺̖̄n̶̨̅̄͑g̸̟̻̰̽͗”

Poem by Asher Schalet (12).

Endless noise

Inside and out

Screaming and whispering

Cutting and cajoling

Time is a fickle, essential, brutal thing.

It cuts me off once

and never ends another,

just to spite me.

But I can never be mad at you.