A Melody of Twisted Shadows

Vicky Shi (9) | STAFF REPORTER

A bloodstained sunset glory,

A happy-ending story,

A pale white sky with a wispy cloud,

A seed in the thickening crowd.

A whistle in the wind, 

A droplet in the lake,

A song that speaks tales 

Of truth to no avail.

A verse in a lyric,

A bird that sings 

To those who would hear

With a raspy tone and a cruel tear

So birds would sing:

“A twisted mind

Within a twisted heart 

Knows which shackles bound the chains,

And which do not”

A heart of stone,

Bare and cold,

Would you still be so bold?