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There are weeds in the garden mama

May 28, 2022
By rjin GOLD, Cupertino, California
rjin GOLD, Cupertino, California
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Favorite Quote:
원숭이도 나무에서 떨어진다<br /> (even monkey's fall from trees)


Light shines brightly as splatters of yellow, green..and hints of blue fill the ceilings.

The smell of pancakes fills the air.

Welcomed by a gleaming smile..

It’s mama.


I’ve never been outside.

Mama says it’s nothin to worry about.

But every night at 3am I hear the tingling of keys.

But I avert my eyes because,

This little red cottage is all I know of.


However my curiosity cannot be contained.

I ask mama what’s outside again.

She says it’s beautiful with angels in the air.

I ask her why then…why can’t I go outside?

(No response)


But I looked outside my window

Black and blue withered weeds were everywhere.

The sky was covered with a grey dull atmosphere.

My mother grabbed me.

WHAT DID YOU SEE!

There were weeds in the garden mama.

But what I didn’t tell her was I saw myself.

 


Dead.


But as I saw a glimpse

of the outside world.

I continued to avert my eyes.


There were weeds in the garden mama.


The author's comments:

This world is cruel sometimes. And it’s just our jobs as humans to survive.


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