Through Glass

By hadley

Wed, 01 Feb 2012
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She is walking through the door
Stepping over cracked floorboards
To her place near the window,
To watch a world through glass
Passing by, safe on the other side.

Her fingers can touch cold glass,
Obliterate the figures walking
About their own small lives
Along pavements far below.

She could wipe out a world,
One by one, by one.
The sound of their screams
Only silenced by distance and glass.
Leaving bare empty streets
For her to watch in safety.

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Comments

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on
Hi Hadley, I really liked this poem. You have given it an air of mystery, as this woman looks out on the world she cannot quite trust. Very descriptive and poignant. Jenny.

 

Submitted by fleas on
This is really great, and I agree with the comment above about its air of mystery, which is probably why it reminds me of something that would be written by Tom Waits