by The Cowl Editor on October 15, 2020

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Poetry

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by Toni Rendon ’24

Today I’m numb
Out of touch with my emotions
Dreaming of only nightmares
And half-filled oceans

Today I got up
Walked around my dream
Looking for you but only found
The other half of me

Today we talked
He begged to be let in
So, I gave up fighting
And said, “Thank you,”
As he crept back in

Today I woke up
A wolf in sheep’s skin
Not feeling like me
And not all the way him

Today I’m complete
Finally, free.

 

by The Cowl Editor on October 2, 2020

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Poetry

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by Toni Rendon ’24

I don’t believe in religion
So, for Me there’s no heaven or hell
There’s only one higher power for Me
And its name is destiny
I can pinky promise
It has a plan for You and Me

The path We walked used to be so heavenly
But recently it’s only been leaving hellish memories
I still won’t let this be the end of We

So just wait patiently
As my breath comes back to Me
And I slowly pick up the pieces of We
And put them back carefully

I do my best to ignore our history
But it still gets to Me
And I begin to drift away ever so slightly

We begin to defy destiny
When We forget the parts that made You love Me
So, this time let’s try to call it early
Before “We” just becomes
You and Me

And We end up as another sad failed destiny
Forgotten in the tides of History