void

840 40 17
                                    

the year

had been less than

achromatic.

the snow flakes that fell

so softly

once in a nostalgic

and colourfull land;

now plummeted like the strongest

of rainstorms.

the classroom was delinquent

and by no means

grasped the nature

of an upbeat youthful learning.

heck

i'd rather be taught

from the ministry of

fictional education

than allow my

innocent curiousity

to cascade into the paws

of the untamed beast;

my ominous conscience.

perhaps all this just truly meant

was that i was scratching away

at the gimmick of a ticket;

grey ash-like mess

crowding under my fingernails.

and then when i eventually spied

the illuminati of colour;

the craze of temporary comfort;

when i finally believed i was revealing

what life really meant;

the symbols didn't meet up.

there was so prize to be won.

maybe life was just another mirage.

shaded wingsWhere stories live. Discover now