The Last Night

The feeling you have the night before moving into a new house.

 

Darkness-

Some people fear it

Assuming something sinister is hiding behind every corner.

 

Others, however, are in awe of it

Witnessing the beauty of the unknown

The beauty of a sea of stars

Twinkling over the world.

 

This girl was part of the latter.

She sought comfort in the nighttime

Craved the peacefulness it brought along with it.

She loved the stillness that descended on her town

While most of the residents were visiting dreamland.

 

When given the chance

She would stay up as late as she could

Enjoying the time she could just be herself.

 

This night was no different from any other

As she stared out her bedroom window at the stars.

 

The quiet made it easier for her to think.

She closed her eyes

Feeling that if she did, she could block the thoughts

From entering her mind.

 

Tomorrow would be the ending

To something so warm and familiar.

Although she hated the house from the second she moved in

She couldn’t help but feel saddened by leaving it.

 

Some of her best memories occurred here-

Memories that she would always hold sacred.

But it was also the place

Where her deepest secret occurred.

 

Staring at the moon

All she could think was this-

Five years was a long, tiring time.

Author's Note

Your thoughts are greatly appriciated. :)

Reviews

[Destinee]

Great poem! i can definitely connect with this, i've moved more times than i can count on one hand so it's nice to know that i'm not the only one with such conflicting feelings. All in all, i loved it. Write on!

[Charles]

Very nice poem. I like the flow, the feeling of impending departure, the anticipation of change. The references to good times and secrets without elaboration is a nice touch - opens the reader's mind to all kind of ppossibilities while allowing the reader to 'make the poem his/her own.' Even the reference to 'this girl' early on is a nice touch - let's the reader know that the subject is the poet and something in the poet's life is about to change. :-)