maelynslavik

maelynslavik

VT

14 years old

Posts

  • A glowing web of good deeds

    Large gestures can be grand,
    They can leave impressions,
    Memories that won’t ever fade.
    Small gestures, however,
    They are what keep us going,
    What get us through our days.
    What keep smiles on our faces
  • Golden grains of dawn

    I twirl my fingers in the morning sand,
    the golden grains brushing against my skin.
    Day after day,
    they soak up the sun's energy,
    ready to heat whatever they touch.
    Whenever the water rushes over them,
  • To Gaze at the Results

    Water glides along my body,
    As I resist the restrictions 
    That it puts on me.
    I propel my legs and arms,
    Pulling myself forward,
    Fighting the substance
    That makes be weightless,
    But still makes my muscles ache.
  • Manipulated Chances

    A soccer ball is kicked from a foot,
    quickly rolling across the grass.
    The grass understands the ball's duty,
    and lets itself be flattened
    from the glossy sphere.
    It's trapped by a cleat
    that rolls it away from others.

  • Grounding roots

    I gently sketch the branches
    of a great pine tree.
    I craft them to be delicate 
    but sturdy.
    They hold power,
    strength, and glory.
    I draw the ground high,
    so I can show
    the roots that ground it.

Loves

  • Drill It Out

    Inspired by the lockdown drill and debrief I had in school today

    Cold hands on my shoulder that chilled to the bone

    A school hallway, a morning like a dream. A class change.

  • Mundane

    a lesbian couple on my bus home from school 

    a man in a punk battle jacket on the street 

    my mother's female CEO group chat blowing up 

    four of my teachers taking the following day off 

  • Shoes

    The shoes

    The ones I got for Christmas in 8th grade

    The shoes I wore every day 

    Even when they started to rip

    And were no longer new lookiing

    The shoes I wore to every event 

  • A life time

    I remember the day you picked me out,  
    A shimmer on your wrist, young and proud.  
    The world was bright; you were full of dreams,  
    With laughter and plans bursting at the seams.  

  • 11/9/24

    When best friends of old

    become polite passersby

    still give them a smile and let your heart be full

    for theirs are broken too

    and need to be reminded to mend.