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The Dark Companion

April 22, 2019
By BZ0904 BRONZE, Atherton, California
BZ0904 BRONZE, Atherton, California
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Our relationship has always been strange.

We have known each other for a long time.

You are not keeping the same range,

But it is definitely not a crime!

 

When I was a kid, I really hated you!

When I was a preteen, I didn’t consider you.

When I was a teen, I liked you.

Being in my adulthood, I miss you…

 

Da Vinci said you are a waste of time,

But to forget you can be sublime!

Sometimes, I did not see you for a night,

Because I was not exactly alright.

 

I came back late much too often.

For in the end leaving too soon.

It's hard to leave you with the moon

And yet you seem to soften.

I stopped preparing you at dawn.

Every night you keep me warm.

Calm always comes after the storm.

You are comforting, you are something I can lean on.

 

The weird part of our story,

I want it to be eternal,

Even if it is mostly nocturnal.

Our story is full of dreams for me.

 

When we are as one.

I get lost in my mind

Without really being done.

I can’t see my reality, I’m too blind.

 

I will be always here, I swear!

Even if I am not Voltaire or Even Moliere,

We are all just men.

 

Tonight, I’m going to BED before ten.


The author's comments:

Bryan Zaremba ’19 comes from the Parisian region, France. He was graduated in High School with a high distinction. Passionate by political science and poem, he believes strongly that words have the power to affect people. The opportunity to study in the US allows him to confront two different perspectives of the world, societies, and languages. Traveling is also the opportunity for him to progress intellectually and humanely. Additionally, French classic poets are influences for his writings: Victor Hugo, Charles Baudelaire, and Jean de La Fontaine. Currently, at Menlo College, Bryan is following a double major: International management and Finance. This experience is the best way for him to reach the fulfillment of his person full of goals and dreams.


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