For Rachel Is Free

Why does the little girl cry?

All she can ask anyone is why, why, why.

Nothing seems fair anymore.

The little girl is on her own.

Her name is Rachel.

She walks up and down the barren streets.

In her new worn shoes, her head is bowed.

Her long hair catches the leaves that fall

She wishes the world to be perfect

But knows only that could happen in her dreams.

The world starts, but hasn't ended yet.

It never stopped even for her.

She's been lucky and sometimes not.

A park emerges on her right and she stops.

 

The thin layer of mist clears away

Rachel takes baby steps towards the play structure.

Gazing at the slides and swings

She has found her safety, her sanctuary, her haven.

Eternity has arrived just in time to save her.

A smile creeps upon her teary face that is now dry and clean.

She sits on the swing and pumps her legs.

The swing reaches higher as Rachel is set free from reality.

Nothing bad seems to matter

Not a care in the world could find her now.

Rachel starts to laugh as she swings back and forth.

 

None of it matters anymore

The park was her special place.

The place where Rachel could be true and honest with herself

And to think about what life she would be living once she grew up.

She understood that life could change in the blink of an eye.

But nothing could bring her down.

Not now, not today

Today was her day to be herself

For Rachel to be Rachel

To feel safe and free from life's struggles.

Reviews

[Kerry]

We would all love to be free from life's struggles. Even as young as she is, Rachel knows that she can at least escape them for a while. Nice write. Most enjoyable.