Why do the right words emerge
In the midst of the midnight?
Why do the stories take hold
When you are trying to dream?
Why do the poems spring forth
In the middle of the test?
Do the words
Just want to blend in
In a crowd of thoughts?
Do they realize
The injustice they deliver?
Do they even care?
I’m glad they come
And I want them to stay
But sometimes I wish
Their arrival
Was a little
Just a little
More…
Oops.
I have to go.
I’m not supposed to be up this late.
Anya Chabria is a fifteen-year-old student at The Wheatley School. Since fourth grade, she has been coming up with poetry, which is her favorite writing style. Recently, Anya has begun submitting her work to different competitions, magazines, and websites. You can find some of her writing in TeenInk, Tumblr, and Vintage (her school’s literary magazine). Besides writing, Anya can be found reading (both in and out of Book Club), spending time with friends in French Club or the Robotics Team, and running with the Wheatley Track team.