Two Somber Poems

By Deserie Balbaneda

We Are

We are the things your mom and dad tell you to stay away from
We are the things they teach you to say no to in school
We are the things that sound so cool no matter the consequence
We are the things that will ruin your life with one drink or puff
We are the things that you can’t get enough of and want more
We are the things that are addicting fun and cool
We are the things that can kill you if you have too much
We are drugs, cigarettes, alcohol and more

Don’t we sound good?
We are the things they warned you about, but you ignored
We are the things that took your life slowly and cruelly
We are the things that tricked you and killed you
Looks like they were right.

The Pond of Sorrow

In the pond of sorrow you will be blinded by pain
In the pond of sorrow you will be drained
Of all the happiness,
The memories and thoughts
They will be replaced with pain and rocks,
Rocks so heavy they pull you down
As you go deeper and sink to the ground
You will remember the things you pushed away
And all the love that ended with pain.
Your imagination will go flat
Because you now know you can’t turn back
Then as your back hits the floor
You know that it’s over and you will fight no more
So take this warning as a serious threat
So you won’t have to go through this hate and regret
Now you know you should never enter the pond of sorrow
For then you too will have the curse that will follow.