Consumed

By Mackenzie Czajkowski

I tore out the roots of you that consumed my heart

Pulled out all the weeds you planted in my garden

I did what I was told

What I knew was right from the start

I cut you out completely

So that I could learn to grow

It was never real

Because it was all just a show

Then the suns rays slipped through the clouds

Shining light on the new

Giving warmth and clarity to the me after you

All was well

But the breeze brought in clouds of rain

Feeding a vine that raced up my back and wrapped itself around my brain

It wasn’t from you though, it was one I had grown

A vine that solely consisted of you

At first everything smelled of you

Pillows and blankets traced the floor

My friends called me crazy

I shouldn’t even be thinking of you anymore

Days went by with you still on my mind

I had done everything right

I stopped answering your calls

And I was sleeping through the night

I didn’t understand

how could this be

I erased you from my garden

I erased you from me

Mackenzie Czajkowski is a senior at North Penn. She plays field hockey, draws, shops, and tries to express herself in as many ways as possible. She took a creative writing class this year for the first time and it has honestly helped her so much in being more comfortable expressing myself through different types of writing. Next year she plans to go to college and study English/Communications.