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Ladder
Climbing a ladder upside down.
Even to ascend, it’s profound.
I climb up to go down,
Soon to drown from the ocean of salty tears.
The murky darkness full of my fears.
Cost my soul a dime of its worth for my time.
My life is upside down, so is my frown.
The ladder will falter.
I find myself at the serpent’s altar.
I told it I wanted my tears back
From all the ones who shattered the inside.
The snake gave me my own cyanide
To heal the feelings I can’t find.
My body now bound to the ladder,
My soul now never to be found.
Forever descending into the ocean,
I finally reach the surface,
To see the ocean is blood from the ones I love.
A soaked red dove abandoned from above,
Its wings clipped, never to soar,
Waiting to drown from the salty tears to pour.
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I am Layla Capri Brown of Jacksonville, FL. I am 13 years old and recently completed 7th grade. I enjoy writing and reading poetry, and aspire to get published in the future. Thank you for considering my work.