Second Poetry Prize Winner –
Winter 2018 – 2019
is
ROCHELLE McINTOSH
of Boise, Idaho – USA
“Change the Order of Things”
From where does your love
cease to appeal
Joy in our love for it is real
Escape to place on higher ground
If you can think, then you may change
As the calmness of an ocean’s waves
Peacefully and quietly not being disturbed
by merely ignorant souls
Remember the times of trifleness
Reach for positive things
to save yourself from a world of hellful regret
Escape to a place on higher ground
There is such a gracefulness in change
Hold on to solid ground and stand,
Be still and just stand
You may feel that your life is
upside down
but that’s just you being turned
right side up
There is a certain courage in truth
Building a wall of strength shows openness
We all know there must be pain
A time for order, in order to change
Change the order of things today!
