Grinch Heart
October 2011 (10th Grade)

The Grinch Heart
isn't mine.
Wasn't bought
by me.
Though towering over
the Heart of Gold,
it won't release.
I have once again
been defeated.

The Grinch Heart 
wounds me.
I can't shine
or explain
without being pushed away.
It's sickly green
makes me shudder
and cringe with disgust.

The Grinch Heart
isn't, and never will be
mine to beat.
I do not choose
to own this title.
I despise you,
the Grinch Heart.