Music III

I've been writing a lot more poetry recently, each one sounded more and more like music. Here's one called "Nine" that I really really like and felt like sharing. It's a little depressing but the story it tells is completely fictional. I hope you guys like it. :) 

[Read out loud to get full effect]

Nine by: Maya Kelly Y. Ghosh

once upon a time

there was a boy

with a smile

that could light up lives for miles

when he was still a child

that everyone loved

and everyone cherished

and he could soothe

anyone, everyone

with his presence

his aura

his innocence

he was seven

when it started

he was nine when he died

and his corpse kept walking

like a soul

starved of light

a cry

between clenched teeth

caught

in the throat

of a seven year old boy

with a smile

that everyone loved

and everyone cherished

now theres no one’s there to cherish him

he died

at nine and seven months

and lives from day to day to day

trudging through halls

heart filled with dismay

at this

life

that he lives

without really living

just going through the motions

hoping someone makes a notion

to stop jumping through the hoops

and come back to solid ground

and find and pray and hope

for a light

to guide him home

back

to safety

back to the hope

of being

nine