place

remember the time when your form2 english language teacher assigns you a task to write a poem?
you very first poem,about anything..anything at all,
and the rules don't matter.
don't have to rhyme, no metaphors, no big words that nobody understands.
just write what you feel like writing.
.
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i have a place where i'll go to,
when i'm down,
depressed,
upset and torn.
feeling all lost and vulnerable to the world.
.
a place that makes me feel safe and secure,
a place i hear my voice,
a place my thirst for freedom is quenched,
a place where broken hearts mend.
a place i'd find myself again.
.
it may not be all warm and cozy,
it may not make me feel all fuzzy inside.
it may not have all the people i needed,
when i'm lonely, sad and tired of life.
.
nevertheless,
it gives me space,
it gives me privacy,
it gives me time to reminisce.
the hurtful words,
the selfish actions,
the cold shoulders,
the silent treatment.
everything i need to leave behind.
.
streams of water,
tapping on the ground.
echoes
all around.
camouflage my tears,
filter out my sobs.
.
shattered porcelain pieces on the ground,
reassembles.
tangled strands of silk,
unwound.
.
i am one,once more.
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