| "Unbreakable Ties" |
| The car door closed with a thud behind me, As I stood mesmerized by the swell and fall Of people swarming around me like bees in a hive, The buzz of voices filled my ears and beat inside My head, but yet I could not hear a thing. I stood in a crowd, yet I could have stood alone, Faltering at my step between the multitude of new Possibilities that lay ahead, and the happy memories Of moments lived before that had attached themselves To me like leeches, not wanting to be replaced by the new. As I walked down the worn path, I knew I would not feel The happiness I felt before with my friends beside me. The silent walls stared blankly at me, taunting my frustration And sorrow, walls that would have echoed the laughter And security, had they been the spectral walls of the past. My blissful little world of confidence and assurance Was slowly crumbling down to the ground, along with My conviction that all would remain the same, with Each step I took, as my spirit felt weary of the worries And woes of starting all over again in a place so distant. My mind reached back into its depths, grasping blindly, For anything it could get a hold of to brace it, any old Haunting memories, so ghostly and seemingly deathly, I would have gladly given up life to join them, to be Part of the dear camaraderie, the sure place I had among them. My heart skipped a beat, as I faced all I feared, The final determining factor of my courage to face reality, Though stale and tasteless it seemed. I held my breath, As I swung the door open and took a hesitant step into my future, The first class of the day, the first frightening day of school. |