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Awakening

August 26, 2014
By Mikki GOLD, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mikki GOLD, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." (Albert Einstein)


One day I awoke

and everything was 

different.

 

Wrinkled sheets,

soft yellow walls,

clothes strewn bedside--

none of these I had ever seen before.

 

Brushing teeth,

I saw a stranger's face in the mirror.

His eyes brimmed 

with unnerving freedom,

and his smile asked:

why not?


The author's comments:

An existentialism-inspired poem about the wonderful possibilities of human freedom. 


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