Concrete Poem

Life is Like a Video Game

Life is Like a Video Game
by Diyana Gonzalez

Life is like a video game.

You can win or lose,

Play fair or break the rules,

If it gets too hard you can end the game,

Or you can work through all the pain.

You can learn strategy as you play,

And improve your skill day by day.

But life is always stuck on hard mode,

And you only get once chance...

One life.

Life has no tutorials, hacks or cheats,

No continues or chances to gain more lives.

There are obstacles always blocking your path,

And you don’t know what’s in the next stage.

With a game, you can always replay,

You can always redo your mistakes,

But with life…

There is no restart button.

Imagination

Imagination

By Diyana Gonzalez

A vast unknown

where anything can happen.

No limits.

No end.

A place where fantasy thrives

and is born.

A place full of wonder

And where characters come to life.

It’s a special magic

Resting within us

Where the impossible is possible

As long as we believe

That anything can be.

Underwater

Underwater

by Diyana Gonzalez

Weightless in water

Awash in blue and green

Perfectly clear

As the purest crystal

I hear a beautiful silence

Hidden away from the world

No cares, no troubles,

No worries or woes

Nothing but sweet silence

Total tranquility

And just when I get comfortable,

I realize I can’t breathe

Do I drown or retreat to safety?

But this desire to stay below

Wishing to have gills

Wanting to live in such a weightless world

The sunlight becomes blinding

As I break surface

Wind blows

And I feel exhilarated

But my journey doesn't end

I take another breath

And dive again down into the depths,

Eager to be with tranquility once more.

Symbolist Poem: My Charm Bracelet

My Charm Bracelet
by Diyana Gonzalez

Years of memories wrapped around my wrist,

A bracelet of silver and blue trinkets,

Each charm meaning a secret,

A person, pet or event,

Like my memories,

On a fine turquoise chain,

Fastened secure around my wrist,

Waiting for a new memory to be added.