Kayla Krut --- Middle School Laureate

Kayla Krut, the first Middle School CPITS Laureate wrote a poem for a benefit reading for poet-teacher Jim Milner. Here's a picture of her about to pick up the mic to read from her journal at the benefit. The poem, "jim's song" appears in
Pencil of My Dreams.

Jim's Song

The worst thing in the world
Is stolen love
A sleepless night where you are
Overwhelmed with grief and gratitude
They sink you into the dark

Grief is desolate beauty
A crimson fire screaming itself hoarse
Its beauty is blinding
Its destruction is great

Charred skins of long oaks
Tended to for decades
Flutter past as you slouch down, sobbing

No leaves, the remaining are off the tree and toasted
They are still warm to the touch