I had to write five poems for an English project. There will be five chapters of this story, each one with a different poem. This first one is in the Doctors' points of view. They are thinking about how Charlie has changed since he had the operation. Please review. Enjoy!
He's Changing
He's changing.
We can see it
In the way he sits
And stares at the wall.
He doesn't talk.
He doesn't write.
He just sits
And stays still.
We try to talk to him
But he is unresponsive.
We try to convince him
To be alive.
We ask him to talk.
We ask him to write.
We ask him to wake up
From this frozen state he's in.
He refuses everything.
He rejects our encouragement.
He shuts us out
And closes himself in.
He is stuck inside
Of strong walls,
Surrounding him
And can't get out.
We try to break
Him out.
We try to
set him free.
He does not try.
He just stays
Locked up
And alone.
We regret our choice
To change him.
We did not mean to
Make him isolated.
We thought it
Would save him.
It has not.
And we are sad.
We ask him
To speak.
We ask him
To open up.
He locks the door
And barricades it,
And we are more
Closed out than ever.
And there is nothing we can do about it…