By Diana Manzanes
Published 7:49 PM EST, Mon April 12, 2021
My eyes, a bridge I cannot cross
Unlike before, tears fall down like a starting rain
A rain I cannot be free from
Oh I do hope I get better
I blink to free me from this blurry rain that won’t stop falling
But only a cloud stays, getting bigger by the days
This burden bedevils me
Oh how the days go by
The lies only reinforce this dark bridge that this site has created
“It’ll get better,” they said
Broken silence follows as things get worse
Oh how feelings grow accustomed to such torment
More rain falls and a flooded river keeps falling
I can no longer see the people around me
For they are only shadows to this empty soul to let go
Oh how bothersome
I can still see the sun when it rains
But only it’s only a defeat for my reach
I no longer want this weather
Oh how the clouds won’t leave
My eyes are cloudy with non-stop rain
So many clouds that I cannot see
Only those around me can witness my burden now
Oh how these eyes can be
Diana Manzanes, Youth Medical Journal 2021
Youth Medical Journal 