Three Varied Poems

By Novalynn Bodda

I’m Alone

I feel alone
And depressed
I feel like something bad will happen
I’m worried
I feel on edge
I feel like I’m going to start crying
Any minute now
I’ll feel self-conscious
Because they make fun of me
Because my friends left me by myself
I feel like a loner
I feel alone
Because I am alone
All alone

Feelings

What are feelings?
Why do we have them?
Feelings are…
Mad
Sad
Angry
Depressed
Happy
Glad
We have them to express ourselves
Feelings make connections
Feelings are everything

Books

It starts with a thought
Then a paper and pen
There’s the typewriter
Queue the rewrite
Do more paragraphs
Pay the publisher
Make the book
Sell the book
Buy the book
Read the book
Put it on the shelf
Leave it there for a month
Never read it again