inescapable 

and i will just keep falling in love over and over and over again.

the same little worlds, 
the spirals of imagination, 
whispers from the broken pearls, 
and enough secrets to fill the ocean. 
a lie and a tragedy between every line,
invite me in, reach too deep.
a double edged sword with every rhyme,
a forgotten language, a song to never see light. 
castles and ruins and something else, 
glass crowns and icy eyes.
twinkling touches and lying little smiles, 
dancing feet across fading floors, 
hello, good night, did i ever say goodbye? 
made to lead and build and saves so many lives,
steel and iron and spinning knives, 
she will fight and fall and never cry, 
fighting, running, fleeing, 
there is no end, no middle, no beginning. 
rushing waves tumbling over the shores, 
shards and edges of flakes in snow, 
the rise and fall of tiny little worlds,  
will i ever really know?

there’s not much to say, nothing i can do, 
the dragon will be slain,
and the blood remain stained, 
and i will just keep falling in love, 
over and over and over again. 

Sophie Ma

9th Grade
Hobbies/Interests: Reading Fantasy, Dance, Hanging out with Friends

Why I write: I write to let the worlds inside me escape, to let my fantasies become real to my readers, if only for a moment. But mostly, I write for them to become real to me. I write because I am filled with stories of tragedy and magic and love, because those stories deserve a shot to be read. I write because I love to read and I dream of becoming an author, so that someone can find my world too.

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