Scholar Spotlight: Osiris O.

FDA III scholar Osiris O. (10th grade) takes us on a journey through heart ache in his poem “Darkened Heart.” Read below:

Darkened Heart

This is how you darken a heart:

1.
Lead him on.
Amaze him
into believing that someone like you
beautiful, fun, and exciting
could exist.

2.
Text back like you actually care.
Tell him what he wants to hear:
he’s understanding
he’s really cute
someone you’ve been looking for,
the search is over.

3.
Paralyze him with your gaze,
look deep into him.

4.
Text through the night
smiley emojis
lauging emojis
heart emojis
all the emojis.

5.
Remember the first time.

6.
Watch his heart beat
like a conga at carnival,
the rhythm almost makes you dance.
Then,

7.
pour darkness all over his heart.
Pretend like you don’t care
no texts
no calls

8.
throw him in a pool
of his own grief

9.
leave him there

10.
to drown.
This is how
you darken a heart.
Your heart.
That was once consumed
and broken
will now consume
his.