Beyond Clear Water Poem by Amanda Sch

Beyond Clear Water

Rating: 5.0


Crisp, spring air pierced upon my face,
And melting snow fell from the surrounding, hanging branches.
This woods was a remarkable, unforgettable place
And fragment of my life. Sunlight reflected through my glasses;
It was broken. My cousin ran ahead of me with grace
And crackling, crunching twigs snapped below with crashes.

Shared secrets of worries and woes were poured out of us: from where?
Maybe it was our souls.
Her mother was inflicted with Sickle Cell Anemia; in her daughter, a tear–
Deep beyond, with unknown toll.
I listened better than shared; but she was there
That night my father instigated amounts of scream and prayer.

Ahead, through a broken piece of tree, I could see beyond:
A stream had appeared and glowed through that nearby passage.
The snow melted and created clear water flowing out to a pond
Which carried as much Winter as it could salvage.
It poured over rocks and grass into a field of which it was fond
And out of me this sight took all language!

My cousin rolled up her pant legs and took off her shoes
Then, put her feet in the cold, icy water.
I reciprocated this idea and followed, not to amuse
But to cherish the times when our love didn’t falter!
We walked through the stream, until it abruptly ended, confused
I looked and saw that this was all a stream could offer.

I sat on my desk, discouraged with work, when my phone rang
And I became more alert.
The shock pierced my heart and soul like a wolf’s fang
Killing its victims as if only dirt.
My cousin was hit by a car, skull cracked with a clang;
Alive she was, but memories changed.
I look back at these times, trying to find some comfort
But that woods, deserted, only brings more hurt.

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