“A Wave of Feelings” by Rilla Collier
January 13, 2026
I have lots of feelings, some are soft like my favorite tuft of wool.
Some are tough and fierce and fearless in some ways, some are even blank or like I don’t belong.
But they all are waves, and they will keep on crashing on the shore no matter what I do.
If I forget to do my homework or I miss a trip, those waves will keep on crashing.
This poem was written by Rilla Collier as a 3rd grader at Roxhill Elementary School, with WITS writer-in-residence Acca Warren. Performed at the Seattle Arts & Lectures Literary Arts Series event with Colm Tóibín at Town Hall Seattle on January 13, 2026.
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