*A sonnet is a fourteen line poem written in iambic pentameter and following a particular rhyme scheme typically dictated by either Italian or English form rules. This sonnet qualifies as an English sonnet.
I amputated my arm yesterday Blood relentlessly spilled out of the wound I watched it pour and I began to pray Maybe God would finally be attuned It ached and throbbed and chilled me to the bone Wailing and screaming in tortuous pain But nothing hurts like being left alone Without a sister to come ease the strain She used to suffocate me in her clutch Trapping me underground, salting the earth My dreams at night torment me with her touch But if she asked I’d give her all I’m worth I keep her with me hidden in my heart She tears me to shreds and I fall apart
Fernanda Pena is an 18 year old senior at Pembroke Pines Charter High School. She has been writing her whole life, drawing inspiration from her real life experiences for her pieces. She has won first place in the Sonnet category of the NEHS Poetry Slam four years in a row. She has also won in the Sonnet category in the 2020 Broward County Literary fair, and has received third place in the 2021 Poetry Laureate competition.
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