Grey Feels So Familiar

A poem detailing the changes that can occur in 5 years.

The grey dusk settles over a sleepy forest

Crickets lightly chirping, birds sending soft "hellos" to the world

Time has changed so much

And yet- it feels like just yesterday that I sat looking at this view,

a young girl, filled with sadness and longing. 

The break in the trees leaves let the last of the sunlight through,

filling me with hope and allowing me to dream of different  places I could escape to.

Out to the barren, beautiful deserts of Tucson, Arizona

To the shores of the Big Island on Hawaii where the water gently rolls in and out.

My imagination took me anywhere but here.

The sound of cars at an intersection far off; the sound of a neighbors' dog barking incessantly- 

They pulled me out of the dream every time.

I used to sit at this window- this place- with my nose pressed against the window screen, and wish for anything but this life.

5 years later, I sit in this spot,

no longer a girl but a woman,

aged and shaped by experiences- both good and bad.

Knowledge has beset me and, alas, I have found something that can keep me bright-eyed and hopeful.

Because when I look into their eyes,

I forget about all of the miserable secrets I spilled to the trees and about that lost lust for something more. 

When I think of the love I possess now, I don't feel like I want to run anymore.

Happy and determined, I relax into the comfortable silence of this grey-hued dusk.

Author's Note

Please excuse improper use of commas- I am still working on using these grammatical tools at the right place and time.

Reviews

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This is really beautiful. So relaxing and chilling in a way. I loved the word choice. Great job, I look forward to reading more.