The regrets locking him in
Trapping him in the past
The burden sitting on his shoulders
Too heavy for him to carry
Pushing him to the ground
His tears rushing down
Forming a violent ocean
Waves drowning him
Swallowing him whole
Never ending pain that lingers in his heart
A collection of memories with
Wounds that can’t be healed
The ambition inside him has vanished
Into thin air
Facing barriers repeatedly
And hitting brick walls
Again and again
With no sunshine in this ceaseless storm
Through time
He has lost hope in the darkness
Hope
Has escaped
And is nowhere to be found
What is resilience?
He has let go of the past
Has escaped the regrets that once hunted him down
He lifts his burdens to the sky
One by one
Taking the weights off his shoulders
He swam across the sea of salty tears
Overcame the powerful waves of dread
And gained new experiences along the journey
With care,
He lets time treat his wounds
And at last,
Found the light in his life
Shining on him and
Illuminating a path
He found the hope that will guide him
Encourage him
And give him the strength
To live up to his dreams
Lucy Zheng is a freshman at Lower Merion High School.
