All Nonfiction
- Bullying
 - Books
 - Academic
 - Author Interviews
 - Celebrity interviews
 - College Articles
 - College Essays
 - Educator of the Year
 - Heroes
 - Interviews
 - Memoir
 - Personal Experience
 - Sports
 - Travel & Culture
 All Opinions
- Bullying
 - Current Events / Politics
 - Discrimination
 - Drugs / Alcohol / Smoking
 - Entertainment / Celebrities
 - Environment
 - Love / Relationships
 - Movies / Music / TV
 - Pop Culture / Trends
 - School / College
 - Social Issues / Civics
 - Spirituality / Religion
 - Sports / Hobbies
 All Hot Topics
- Bullying
 - Community Service
 - Environment
 - Health
 - Letters to the Editor
 - Pride & Prejudice
 - What Matters
 - Back
 
Summer Guide
- Program Links
 - Program Reviews
 - Back
 
College Guide
- College Links
 - College Reviews
 - College Essays
 - College Articles
 - Back
 
I Water the Vulnerable Parts MAG
  Rooms capture nothing
  Without wallpaper
  Coverless books
  Dangle bare
  Eroding the roots
  Of cotton-bound truths
  Silently harbored there
  Downfacing clouds
  Quench fire-filled mouths
  Bored deep
  Into purple-red air
  Branches stand scorched
  Under grandmother’s porch
  Soil begins to flare
  No hiding from
  Magnified eyes
  No burying
  Faces once feigned
  The warrior rose,
  Petals once closed,
  Welcomes a touch of rain

Similar Articles
JOIN THE DISCUSSION
This article has 0 comments.
This poem was written in an effort to explain my journey toward being comfortable with vulnerability and allowing those closest to me to help me develop my inner self.