Student Publishing Program ::

Neha Sandeep

The Television

the portal
into a mindless abyss
I am absorbed, then
it flickers and the noise fades
it is black

panic sets in as the silence sits
no white noise
what can I do
quiet brings a desperation
I can’t just be
here, my pulse quickens

I reach out and cry
why did you abandon me!
charged, it creeps back
a tamed animal
full of remorse

[TABLE OF CONTENTS, LHS CLASS OF 2011 EDITION]