serendipity

iv- playground

0.

You close your eyes

And I start to run away

1.

You count to ten

And I hide from you

2.

A few heartbeats more

As I wait just long enough to hear the stream of numbers stop

3.

You look around, momentarily blinded by the bright morning sun

I run again and all I can see is a dull and muted darkness

4.

You search behind the colourful slide

But I'm hiding behind the grey one

5.

You peek around the ever-green tree

And I'm leaning against the bare and skeletal one

6.

You keep looking for me and your face grows angrier and angrier with each passing minute

I keep tiptoeing around without making a sound

7.

You crush the grass with your feet

And with every time my heart slams against my ridcage I'm a step closer to freedom

8.

You scream

And I don't like this game anymore

9.

You look so lost as you stand there in the middle of the playground

I inhale deeply, the air finally fresh and clean

10.

I take one last look back

And my unsaid goodbye echoes in the silence