GRATIFYING – Ella Wittmeyer

Ella Wittmeyer

GRATIFYING

In the dark, everything is slow When it is bright, nothing moves slow enough to perceive The dark is all consuming and catches its surroundings entirely, like hot tar Searching the dark is going on an adventure without a map nor compass It becomes a torturous and scary residence with no aid whatsoever The only thing to do in the dark is wait There are two things possible in the dark: Grief and freedom Silence consumes and converts to grief It travels from the inside out, resulting in slow and unsure panic Freedom presents difficult journey for its discovery The freedom of peaceful silence and created worlds The freedom of traveling your mind and coming upon new familiar faces you know but you still do not know entirely There are two possible ends to freedom The grief of a monster, or the floor, stopping you like a wall Or the gratifying light

Orchard Park Middle School Grade 7