The Roar’s 2026 Spring Writing Contest – HS Runner-Up

By: Tianxin Liu

You held stolen moments under the stars

Built a fire when her heart was frozen

Gripped her hand like a lifeline in the dark

But the roses you bought her have wilted

Now you’re screaming, fighting, crying, praying

The writing on the wall drips with dark blood

Her ghost haunts you: begging, sobbing, falling…

Falling as the devil redefines “love”

You realize you never really knew her

You died for a love you never believed

As the rain pours down, you set it on fire

She’ll burn the memories before she leaves

When she’s gone and you have no will to live

You’ll realize love, in the end, looks like this.

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