Itching

Let my body run 
And my mind escape 
Travel to space 
Let it dance and shower in the sun's harsh rays 
Let it be 
I'm pulled down to sit in a desk 
By a big tree 
With crowded branches that are so close to me 
No it won't set me free

 Helen Godoy is a rising junior at Pembroke Pines Charter High School and a member of National English Honor society. Helen loves reading and writing poetry. Helen can almost always be found writing something down in her poetry journal.


Published by theatala

the atala is designed, curated, & edited by the Pines Charter Chapter of the National English Honor Society. It showcases original student poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, literary criticism, and art. Like its namesake — the small, bright butterfly that grew from near extinction to rising numbers in our part of the world — this little literary journal aims to grow our love of writing and expand our community’s appreciation for the literary arts.

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