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Seemingly Endless Road

July 18, 2021
By yingh1101 BRONZE, East Brunswick, New Jersey
yingh1101 BRONZE, East Brunswick, New Jersey
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Daisy is walking to the end of the world.

In the darkest light

She walks through the road between two rows of seemingly lifeless trees

Without any emotion

She walks, walks, and walks

 

The road isn’t dark all the time

You can see a couple of fireflies flash by

Like companions for a few seconds

You may expect them to point out directions for her

But the road is endless and there is only one way

So Daisy keeps walking

 

There’s also wind breeze through her

Her eyelashes trembling

She does enjoy the breeze

So soft and soothing like she has sunk her face in the water

 

Daisy keeps walking not being able to see things ahead of her

And then she missed a step

She fell

Deep down

 

Light

She woke up on the road again but saw a source of light fading away

Something dragged her back

Lit by the light

The black trees had a touch of green

 

Daisy keeps walking

She falls

But her world is lit up every time

By the fading light

Like puzzles completing the pieces

She sees the trees in countless colors

And shapes of stones she has been stepping on

 

The world of her is not dead

And she is not alone


The author's comments:

This poem is about being lost and gaining hope, which may fit the world's situation during the pandemic right now. With the quarantine, I often feel like I'm often walking alone in the endless dark. The "light" and "something" that brought color to your world can be so many things and will vary for everyone. I hope the poem can be healing in some way for my readers. 


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