Ivan Ng1

Sleep now, child
Today's adventures
wore this little warrior down
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Ceiling so high
Walls so wide apart
Treading along this path
with a gasping heart
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Something is approaching.
Clink! Clank! Clunk!
I attempt to stand where the doors open.
A rush of warm air overcomes me as I look for a seat.
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Rough grass poking on my legs...
Prickly on my arms, too.
The sun slowly starts baking.
Swoosh!
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This voice cries out
From within
Pleading for
A special place
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Rain pouring down on the windshield.
Everything's a blur.
I look out the window, all I see are orange streetlights.
Splash!
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Cracking open the door,
I let go of the cold metallic doorknob.
Bang!
Door slams.
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In the morning
When nature calls
I stand erect
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