I walk alone, I walk alone.
I don't even know how I got here, or what I'm doing here.
To my right i see a plane that has just crashed, it's burning, and two survivors are running and calling out for help.
But i walk alone. I walk alone.
To the left i see an old run down hospital but there are two ambulances outside loading an elderly couple into them.
I walk alone, I walk alone.
I turn around behind me because I hear a car screech. A helpless lab has just been hit and is panting for breath. I turn to go run and help, but something turns me back around.
Yet I continue to walk, alone. I walk alone.
As I continue to walk I see a piano that has never been played, and pointe shoes that have never been danced in. I see a Arizona State acceptance letter, and as I reach to grab it, it bursts into flames.
I walk in shame.
I walk alone.
I look up and see something glistening in the sun, a ring. I slip it on my left finger.
I continue to walk alone.
I see white fabric flowing in the wind. I pick it up and put it on my head. I see a bouquet of flowers. And as I pick them up I turn and walk onto the Boulevard of Dreams.
I'm no longer alone.
Very different. I love the end the most. "I'm no longer alone." Way to keep it positive!
ReplyDeleteThanks for a great piece.
~Pond
I like when the last line "then I turn and walk onto the Boulevard of Dreams" its like a sweet little twist. I like it.
ReplyDeletei like how you turned it around to be positive! nice!
ReplyDeleteYour writing is great. Nice imagery :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for having other people in your post. too few of us write about how all the houses and buildings and what not, are empty.
ReplyDeletethanks for writing a wicked original post.