escape

The words she’s learned from the books she’s read

Float around inside her head

Writing stories

Painting pictures

Creating a life she’s never led

 

A green, grassy meadow beneath a blue sky

Birds sing in the tree up high

No parents fighting

She keeps writing

Writing away her pain

 

She pretends she’s from a far-off land

In a loving home with a caring hand

Surrounded by laughing

Surrounded by smiling

Surrounded by family who’s always there

 

But where she opens her eyes, she’s back in her room

A dark little corner shadowed with gloom

Hiding from Mom

Waiting for Dad

 

Her imagination is her only escape

Author's Note

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Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

sometimes imagination is the only escape...and thank God we do get to write..it can get us through the hardest times.

j.

[TheRavensWoods]

Wow, this is really beautiful and so real to many of us writers and artists. This poem really hit home for me as that was my reality for so many years. Amazing job capturing the pain of existence and the hope of our world one day be like The worlds in so many of our writings.

[S.zaynab.kamoonpury]

And a lovely awesome escape is indeed your superb poetry from life's dreary bad times. U rhymed it super and expressed so well. Keep writing. Kudos.


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[PandaPeaceful]

I absolutely adored this poem! The flow of your words run magically down your piece. You allow me to picture a girl, who is filled with beauty and utter faith, but is surrounded by complete evil. The thing about this girl is, that although malevolence surrounds her, she still finds a way to escape her world in the most expressive and emotional of ways. I truly find myself connecting with this story, as I myself, also escape my life through writing. Thank your for sharing this poem! It purely is beautiful.