Think about the moments in your life when you have felt the need to escape–to mentally run away and enter a space both physically and mentally that is soothing. A place that feels like your feet are barely touching the ground and the air feels so much cleaner. When all the colors around you now appear so vivid that it catches you off guard because you can't remember the last time dark clouds didn't hang over you. This is a poem about what it can feel like when your desire for freedom–that journey to a happier place is all you can think about. You are fighting for that chance.
...
Raindrops patter against the glass window,
and flow down
like a tired river,
emptying out its contents.
*
Eyes set
on the peeling and discolored ceiling;
my body numb,
an escape from this unending dream.
*
Floor panels
lift off in derailment.
Paint running off the walls
to leap through crooked blinds.
*
A mind wanting to be free
from the painful,
burning thoughts,
that are no longer welcomed or desired.
...
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Ali SP
Ali has found a renewed passion for reading and creating. It is now a form of expression for her– another creative outlet which she works to improve upon.
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