Alone in the Sky

By: Munya N.

I am alone in the sky.

Like a lonely star

Sits in the sky.

I see it began to flicker

And after came her cry!

I am alone in the sky.

Like a lonely star

Looks down on us all.

I see it begin to take a step

And after a second, I see her fall.

I am alone in the sky.

Like a lonely star

Falling down

Same as a apple falls from a tree

Wearing a frown.

I am alone in the sky.

Like a lonely star

Laying on the ground.

Looking over at the moon

A home it never found.

I am alone in the sky.

Like a lonely star

Whose light is fading.

Cold and crying.

Spending her whole life waiting.

I am alone in the sky.

Like a lonely star

Blinks her goodbyes.

As her light goes out

And she then slowly dies!

A bright light at the end of a tunnel,

The shadows seem to dance around me.

At the base of the tunnel is an object;

Two black shoes stare up at me.

I ask myself, "Should I take the shoes,

Or leave them for someone else to find?"

I go to the opening of the tunnel.

I listen closely and hear no trains,

I look closely and see no movement.

You never know, the light could be a train.

I decide to take the shoes and I advance

Even though I see no evidence of any trains

I am wary and my mind is arguing. But still, I step in the long tunnel and

I walk.

My old tree

Planted years ago.

I made sure I planted it carefully

Where there was water but no trains,

Where there was sunlight but no trains.

I watched it grow until it was taller than me

But I left it behind.

Maybe it will one day follow my tracks;

Find me on the other side.

But, trees can't walk.

Maybe trees on the other side can.

Maybe I can find a spell for my tree

So it can walk one day to find me.

Before my tree was born,

I was approached by a sorceress and since then

I had a spell of only moving north.

Oh, that terrible blinding spell!

That's when I decided to plant the tree;

It could live a life I could never live.

But, that also means it's going to face troubles

By crossing the tunnel to find me.

When I get to the light, I'm going to go

To the nearest shoe shop and get shoes.

White ones rather than black.

It will be a present for

My tree.

I'm almost at the end of the tunnel now.

I think of my trip towards the light.

The tunnel was shorter than I thought,

And the lights are even brighter than before.

I step up to it and inhale a deep breath.

I'm about to go but it comes to me;

The light is blinding.