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And the proud, orange layers that they surround.<br />
It dances in the air<br />
So exuberant, too alive<br />
Casting cruel shadows on their painted faces<br />
Enhancing their brutal natures<br />
It too, is betrayed<br />
Forgotten is the fire,<br />
Bringing with it the signal for rescue<br />
Now, it hosts evil<br />
What has become of us?<br />
Only the violent ripples of the ocean<br />
Can assuage my anger.<br />
I can not take it any longer<br />
For the blood stains their hand<br />
Red as the paint they wear around their eyes<br />
Oh, it is red<br />
Red as the sun in mid-morning<br />
Red as the berries that burst in my hand,<br />
The juice dripping down my clenched fist<br />
Oh,<br />
It is sick,<br />
It is disgusting<br />
What has become of me?<br />
Their sobs are ignored,<br />
Their hopes are shattered<br />
Like broken glass.<br />
Evil has prevailed<br />
For even the fire has turned against us<br />
For even reality has diminished<br />
For even 'rescue' is unfamiliar on my tongue<br />
Fear has shaped our lives<br />
Afraid of my own shadow<br />
Oh,<br />
What has become of me?<br />
Oh,<br />
What has become of us?<br />
Judge’s Comment<br />
There are vivid images that put the reader in the place very effectively<br />
Jemima Ng<br />
Applecross <strong>Senior</strong> High School<br />
ARDROSS WA<br />
Frost Free<br />
The lacy tourist attraction<br />
frozen to the bone<br />
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