Where I'm From

About where I come from emotionally. Originally written for my creative writing class during my senior year.

 

I come from a place of sadness

Where darkness surrounds my once brightly lit world

I cry for the happiness I once knew

No use

I am all alone here

 

Clouds roll in but never roll back out

The bright blue sky is covered forever

As the sun quietly sits behind the gray that has taken over

Horrid thoughts surround me like walls

No matter how hard I pound

No matter how loud I yell

No one comes

I am all alone here

 

How far must I run

To escape my own mind?

Where can I hide

To get away from myself?

Shadows surround me

My only companion; my face in the mirror

I am all alone here

 

 

The clouds begin to roll away

The orange sun begins to glow as though it never left

Shadows slowly disappear

And the mirror suddenly breaks

I don't worry though; I can tell the only luck coming my way is good

The walls put up with my mind fall down like crashing waves

I am not alone here

 

He walks toward me

A smile on his face

Reaching out his hand, gently taking mine

I see myself in his beautiful brown eyes

I begin to fall but he catches me

He holds on tight and promises to never let me go

I am not alone here

 

Suddenly I am in a grassy field on the beach

I can hear the ocean softly in the near distance

Next to me is the beautiful brown eyed stranger

Forever holding my hand

We slowly walk forward, making footprints in the sand

His big, mine small

I am not alone here

 

 

 

I stop at the oceans edge

He nudges me, pointing at the water

I'm terrified to go in

It looks so cold, yet so beautiful

Large blue and white waves are crashing as I ponder his invitation

Slowly I dip my toe in, but pull it back out with a loud gasp

He motions for me to try again, but this time he goes with me

I am not alone here

 

We step into the deep blue ocean

The sun shines above us

We stare at the horizon ahead

Somehow I know everything is okay now

I will never be trapped in my own mind again

He will hold my hand and guide me

I am not alone here, and I know I never will be