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merry go round

On a dark night with moments to spare,
I ran from something,
as but a girl.
I kept on running,
missed becoming a woman,
looked back and blinked my eyes,
and wondered where I misplaced myself.

I misstepped once,

fell down and kept on running,

got to another corner,

and waited to run again.

 

It became like a merry go round,

running and chasing pretty things,

round and round I go,

in an endless circle of fear.

 

The paint eventually fades,

then my mind begins to wander,

my hearts starts a racing,

and my feet itching to run.

 

Run , run, as fast as I can,

where I stop I wish I knew.

 


 

 

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  • Annorlunda
    November 4

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    Excellent work. The first stanza was the best, and it set the poem off on the right track. I though the bit about 'missed becoming a woman' was very profound, and an indictment on our teenage years, when we never really know who we are.