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Drift Away

Dis-connected: Vol 1 - 5 (ᴏғ ᴀ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴ) ʟᴀᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴛʏ. ᴀ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴍʏ ᴅᴇᴇᴘᴇꜱᴛ ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢꜱ ɪɴ ɪᴛ'ꜱ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴅʀᴀᴍᴀᴛɪᴄ ꜱᴛᴀᴛᴇ.

By Alicia LedellPublished 3 years ago 2 min read
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Drift Away
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5. Drift Away

From a child's hand to the open clear blue sky I float effortlessly, for I am lighter than air itself. I drift off into a vast new world, one for which I have never seen before. There are white puffy veils of clouds that address me upon my arrival. The bright sun is blinding but it feels good on me. There are tall trees that cover a large amount of space with their green. I can see life from a different angle. I am free, no longer tied down to the pull of another. As I sail along I notice the world below me. Bodies of water swaying from shore to shore, little ants that remind me of the one who I was tied to. There is so much to see in this spacious world of ours.

I can see a feathered animal soar with open wings and demanding eyes. Is it coming after me? Shall I run and hide? There's nothing scarier about being attacked. This makes me miss the little one who held on to my string tight. As I drift along one crisis averted my sights spot another one, sharp prickly trees. Oh no, I can not stop I will be doomed.

To be free isn't always what it seems. Sometimes it's best to just enjoy what life has given to you. Freedom isn't without risk and that is what I learned. However, I am not regretful of the path that life has chosen for me. I have fulfilled my purpose, to put a smile on a little ones face. Now my time of end has come.

I float into the prickly trees and I am popped, a disappointed image of what I use to be; lighter than air itself. No longer to float because there is no helium left within me. I will lay here and rest awhile. My eyes shut close as I am forgotten.

Without helium... I am no more.

surreal poetry
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Alicia Ledell

♡ʙᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴡɴ ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴏғ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪғᴜʟ!♡

ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ʟɪᴠᴇ ɪɴ ᴍʏ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ...

ʜɪ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ! мy naмe ιѕ alιcιa ledell.

ɪ ᴀᴍ ᴀ ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ᴡʜᴏ ᴇɴᴊᴏʏs ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴄɪᴛᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢ.

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