The Dark Forest

Running through the dark forest that never seems to end
The crows caw
Their jeers echo through the air
The sharp branches of the trees
They dig into my skin
The pain, though excruciating, calms me
It tells me I’m still here
The forest seems so unreal that the pain helps
But the pain also gives me sadness
Sadness that cannot go away
Sadness that scars me inside
I want to leave the forest
But leaving will cause more pain
More pain than the forest could ever give
But then there is no more forest
No more running
No more crows
No more darkness
But I can’t leave
Not yet.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Thajudeen Avatar
October 8, 2014 at 10:40 AM
Forest to rest....nice.
Laudenslager Avatar
October 8, 2014 at 10:56 AM
I don't know fully what you mean by that but thanks
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