Eliza is a Townsend Harris High school Sophomore and alumna of The New York Times Summer Journalism Workshop. She won Honorable Mention in The Phoenix’s annual writing contest.
Creation
A blank canvas
Broken edges of a cream
Dusty china teacup
Line the horizon
A shout
Terror pierces the mosaic
Irreplaceable
Unrepairable
The heavens are thrown
Upon our loved ones
Upon us
Upon our dignity
Mistakes
Flow freely
The fruit is not whole
The canvas is no longer blank
© Eliza