jar of thoughts

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a perfect world in a photograph

The photo that hung on my wall showed a world of wonder. I was desperate to know just how perfect it was on the inside compared to the actual view. With the fields of yellow and white flowers that seemed to go on for miles. The tall green trees that hovered over the life of creatures. The beautiful clear blue lake where fish swam without a piece of trash in sight. The night would shimmer with perfection with a clear view of the golden stars. That little yellow cottage on the hill, not surrounded by towering buildings or the loud noises we are all so used to. It was surrounded by calm nature.

That photo I received for my birthday not too long ago, became my safe haven. Oh, how I dreamed of running away to that imaginary world of wonder. I know in that far away place things are always great and amazing. I stared for hours wondering about what I would do, if I had all the time in the world. In reality it was so much more different than in the picture.

I wanted to leave this world behind me, where we constantly destroy the things of importance and meaning. My existence here on this very planet is to figure out how to get to this perfect world in this photograph.