A Broken World
by Candice Leung (Age 12)
a broken world
created by divine hand
or a ginormous explosion
I dunno
I don’t care
what I know
is that the planet is beautiful, in a broken way
with scars cut deep
by the knife of humanity
but
scars mean a second chance
A second chance to fix the sky
to touch the earth
to feel the rain
to make stars shine
once again
in this broken world
it’s not the end, after all…
Poetry Tween: Honorary Mention
This poem lays out the sentiment many of us feel today. We live in a world shattered by environmental disasters largely of our own making. Plastics, Mining, pollution of all kinds. And yet, it reminds us that there still is hope for us to know the earth in its raw beauty, and to keep pursuing a more sustainable way to live.
Comments: Judges said, "Scar turn to hope. Sublime and hopeful."
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