20 Word Poems

Learning to Swim

Learning to swim is a hard task

Walking into the Ocean as it Grew with every step

Water that tastes like Salt begins to get Colder

You start to kick and kick but Blind to see that you’re going no where

But then the waves pull you in deeper

You begin to think that you’re going to Drown

Uncomfortably swinging your arms and legs

Thinking “Am I about to Die?”

Your skin turn Pale, hands like Scales, eyes opened Widely, mouth Powdered and Breathing heavily

You feel like Blood is pouring out of your mouth but it’s just Bubbles floating out

And just when you believe that help was Unavailable

Your friend pulls you up and tell you the Truth

“Dude calm down it’s only 3 feet!”

With this knowledge Hidden in your mind 

With a Warm feeling of safety you yell out “Man how stupid am I?”

Time's Up

You ever thought you were about to die, I did

My warm body getting colder by the second

Blood bubbles popping on my chest, I must have got shot

My body hurt when I was breathing

When I thought help was unavailable, the ambulance finally come

The medic puts a light right into my eyes almost blinds me

Mouth tastes like salt and feel like powder all I want is a glass of water

Well besides the bullet out my chest

Friends and family crying. Is my time up?

An ocean of tears drowning me, like I already don’t have problems breathing already

I can’t leave now I still haven’t grew up yet, truth is I will always be immature

Laughing about this as even when my skin is pale and feel like scales

They finally pull that hidden bullet out my chest

My body started its healing process already, looks like I’m going to make it

I guess making jokes make my family uncomfortable about it

Maybe I should have gave that guy my thousand dollar glasses

I Need a Vacation

I need a vacation from Michigan, It gets colder and colder every year

You can see smoke come out your mouth when breathing

Walking in the snow so uncomfortably, sun reflecting off the snow blinds my eyes

I need a vacation, maybe Florida in the winter

Going swimming in the salt filled ocean

Warm weather outside while water flows on your pale body

Swimming underwater feeling fish scales and bubbles coming from your mouth

Leave the beach and take a hot shower and come outside body refreshed, clean and powdered

Only worry is drowning, if you don’t know how to swim

I need a vacation, but sadly it’s unavailable

If I don’t take a vacation soon I might die

I’ll do anything to raise money for a vacation, even give my own blood

Truth is I would love to live down there when I grow older, that is one of my hidden goals

But until then I want to stay for a short while but the problem is

I need a vacation