- jccleveland
"Desolation" by Evelynn McCoy
Updated: Jul 7, 2022
I stand tall and I am big
but I am not bigger than the storm
that consumes me. Limb
by limb I am slowly being
torn apart by the vicious funnel.
Blur fills my eyes
to the point where the only color
I can make
out is debris.
Each gust of wind seems to make
me smaller. My roots
lifting, I begin to close
my eyes. I feel
myself go up like a rocket
into space. In the space
of a second, I became
the debris I once was watching
circle me like vultures.
No more is all I see.
No more is all I hear.
Evelynn McCoy is a senior (class of 2022). McCoy likes to spend her time listening to music, watching entertaining YouTube videos, laughing with her friends, and being alone. After high school she will join her fiancé as he is active duty in the military.