Student Poetry Competition 2025 Finalist: Pen to Paper

Pen to Paper

by Dwisha Kalyani, Glen Waverley Secondary College
Finalist, Years 9 – 10, written poetry

Pen to paper,
Love and life pour out of me.
Gentle strokes sway,
The page before me fills.

I string my words together, sentences forming,
Learning.

My hand smudges the ink across the page,
Imperfection.

I erase my page so hard it rips,
Mistakes.

I rip the page out and scrunch it,
Failure.

My pen slowly fades and runs out,
Struggles.

I change my pen, black to blue
Renewal.

I turn the page, start a new chapter, when all seems lost,
Redemption.

I finish my final word with a sigh,
Last breath.

What a journey it is, to write.

Want to read more poems? Explore the other Years 9 – 10 finalists.