Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Poetry 2019 | Page 119

Possessed
International College Hong Kong, Ho, Clarissa - 15
Born into
A world plagued
With evil,
Mankind is raised
Under the care
Of Greed.
Like zombies,
Humanity gravitates hauntingly
Towards the funereal paths
Greed leads us to.
Captivated in my
Naive illusions,
That I would discover
A land beneath another sky,
Where golden apples grew,
Where silver waters flowed,
Where the possibilities
Of prosperity
Would lay endlessly
Before my eyes.
Unrest in China,
All too soon
We have already
Enslaved ourselves,
As we drown
Deep down
Into the voyage
Of tragedy.
Sailing along the
Crepuscular waters.
Watching out with
Weary eyes
Against the misty
Winter haze,
Hunting.
Our hearts beat
Attentively,
To the mourning cries
Of treasure
Near and far
Wanting to be discovered.
Unstoppable,
Our thirst for more
Remained unquenched.