Ophelia's Play

What happened to serenity, peace, and tranquility?

It's gone, and in it's wake is rage and no humility.

Cocky, arrogant swaggers stand as a prelude to the downfall

of a person once defined by love and the ability

to make the world brighter

just by smiling a little lighter.

She cannot guess the cause and help herself

for she's falling deep within herself,

and all the world's an audience as she stands upon the stage

feeling pain and feeling rage,

because her life has been a play.

Ophelia doesn't know that the madness lets her go

of the bullshit that she lives, and all she screams is, "No!"

She jumps upon that rock and lets her body drop,

into the water, and it stops.

It slows the pain, and stops her brain from calling his name

for to her it's all the same.

He is gone, she is undone.

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Drew Hammon's picture

Ok I was trying really hard to say something that would be usefull to you, but i'm really new to writting poetry so I'm afraid you'll have to settle for me just saying how much i liked this poem. your word choices were spot on, and the poem had a nice tempo to it. also hamlet is one of my favorite plays so i really dug this.