Escaping

She's walking in a long, dark tunnel At the end, she barely sees a dim, white light Does it mean the end of all her pain? Can it really be the end of her suffering? Maybe it's an escape from her torturous life She walks faster, hoping to finally escape But the light at the end of the tunnel grows smaller She soon realizes she's running in the wrong direction "No, No! Go Back!" she tries to scream to herself It doesn't work, and the light has disappeared Another hope of escaping reality gone Flushed down the toilet existing in her brain One more shattered dream to add to her collection Once more, she must endure her reality Hoping that tomorrow will be the day That "they" see her walking out of the tunnel The tunnel that has entrapped her the past few years Escaping all the pain Escaping all the suffering Escaping REALITY

February 13, 1997 &cop; 2001 Amber Blom