My mind is like the ocean

By Angie Matthew

endless crashes 
gallons and gallons of 
my own conceptions and convictions slam against the shore 
feeling no mercy 
as rocks and shells 
are unwillingly bombarded 
tumbled through the wave 
they find peace among the sand. 
feeling no mercy 
as dread and shame 
unwillingly surface 
tumbled through my spirit 
I find peace among the pain.

Angie Matthew is a soon-to-be Alumni of Westfield State University in Westfield, Massachusetts. She is a young writer who is eager to share her creative poetry work with the world.