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Leaving

October 4, 2018
By Shayla.Long DIAMOND, Louisville, Kentucky
Shayla.Long DIAMOND, Louisville, Kentucky
52 articles 1 photo 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Teenagers only have to focus on themselves - its not until we get older that we realize that other people exist."- Jennifer Lawrence


As I dance on this ice covered floor 

My bare feet prickling at the cold ground. 

My body growing blue but never chivering. 

I think of leaving you. 

Walking right out of your hot hands,

I'd like to never be touched by them again. 

I strap on my dancing shoes with warm soles, and as I walk I feel the warmth melt into the ground, and become cold. 

And I think of leaving you. 

I begin to dance with only myself and the mystical feel, creating a show. 

As I dance I concentrate on my hands and penetrate the thought of yours. 

I dance farther into this cave filled with light, creating more distance between us. 

My fingertips are blue, at the thought of you. 

And suddenly I stop. 

And I think of leaving you. 

I close my eyes and when i open them again the light is gone. 

The light in my eyes is gone. 

I finally chiver, a short sensation. 

And feel my last breath leave my body. 

Blue, all blue, at the thought of you. 


The author's comments:

I wrote this in a class on the topic of leaving, about a girl dancing and seeing her cloud of her last breath glowing a neon blue and then dying. Much more than this happens in the piece. enjoy!


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on Oct. 26 2018 at 10:25 am
Shayla.Long DIAMOND, Louisville, Kentucky
52 articles 1 photo 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Teenagers only have to focus on themselves - its not until we get older that we realize that other people exist."- Jennifer Lawrence

@ellie-burnsss thank you love!

on Oct. 26 2018 at 9:13 am
Ellie-Burns PLATINUM, Louisville, Kentucky
32 articles 1 photo 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
Obstacles do not block the path, they are the path.

you are such an amazing writer aaahhhh!!!