This poem was a highly commended entry in the 2019 Words Unlocked poetry contest hosted by the Center for Educational Excellence in Alternative Settings.
I’m the wind in a golden Baritone
Blowing away the pain.
As the symphony’s loud noises
Float in the air
It drowns out the agony you
Feel in your body,
The music is the warmth
In the heart and it
Vibrates my body and
Makes me alive in new ways.
The silence comes after
Our magnificent work.
The conductor taps
And says “One more round”
And away we go.
Trinity attends Promise Jr./Sr. High School at the LaPorte Juvenile Correctional Facility in Indiana.