A Meadow of Flightless Birds

Alleyway

ALLEYWAY

I need to get out

I need to find somewhere safe

Somewhere calm

Away from this awful place

I look around

But there is not much to see

My surroundings

They are dark and empty

I ran away

Only to find myself in a worse position

Lost, not knowing where I’m going

New fears have arisen

Something’s coming

Something’s running up behind me

My only decision

Is to turn to the alleyway beside me

I hear sirens in my head

The sound is deafening

It fades off into the night

But the ringing is still inside of me

I can’t escape pain

Why did I ever think I could?

Masking the emotions on my face

Because I know that I should

A new territory

A new place

So why

Do I still feel like a disgrace?

I look around

And see nothing

It’s hidden

And it’s lonely

It’s cold

It’s dark

Just like

My beating heart

What stands out most in this alleyway?

It’s the things that I see

Because this little alley way

is just like me

You can never run from your problems

You got to figure out a way to solve them

Whether they are at home

Or at school

Run away

You’ll look like a fool

You just got to face them instead

But unfortunately for me

I was running from the problems in my head