Eyes Forward
Don't turn Around- challenge entry
The road in front is long and gray
I fix my eyes ahead
Ignoring every heavy word
the past has ever said
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A prickle crawls across my skin
a whisper in the air
"Don't tell a soul I told you this"
but I won't turn to stare
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It follows like a haunting ghost
an itch I must not scratch
The weight of secrets left behind
the shaking of a latch
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I feel the moisture of a breath
the 'but' that trails the line
It tries to latch into my skin
and claim the space that's mine
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The footsteps loud behind my back
an echo sharp and thin
It wants the door to swing back wide
to let the gossip in
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But I have built a powerful wall
a line within the dust
I leave the "who" and "what" behind
and trade them for my trust
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The presence lingers in the cold
just inches from my heel
The less I give it room to breathe
the less it starts to feel
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I keep my pace. I keep my peace
The monsters try to climb
but I stay walking toward the light
one boundary at a time
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About the Creator
Sara Wilson
I love Ugly Things.
I try and be active AND interactive.
I write... whatever I feel.
Sometimes it's happy.. sometimes it isn't. But it's real. And it's me.
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