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By @tesshaiku
Mother always told me
Do not
Go into the
Light.
That’s how Father
Died.
Mother never left without saying
Goodbye.
Never
Came back without
Greeting me.
Mother never
Went into the
Light.
Yet,
She’s gone.
She left without saying
Goodbye.
She never came back.
The day she never came back
There was
A
Loud
BANG!
That echoed
Through the
Forrest,
And I knew that
Mother was gone.
The next day
I was out looking for
Something to eat because
I knew
Mother was
Gone.
She never came back
That night.
I ventured until
I found
A long,
Rock solid,
Grey
Path.
I turned back
Deciding,
That’s where the
Light comes from.
Yet,
I still want to go back to the
Grey Path.
Later tonight
I
Go back to the
Grey Path.
I notice some rich,
Green
Shrubs on the
Other side.
I decide that
The shrubs would make
A great dinner.
I started across the
Grey Path.
Soon enough, and
I’m on the
Other Side.
I start eating
The shrubs.
I finish eating
The shrubs.
I start back across the
Grey Path.
I hear a noise come up
Behind me.
I turn and see
Two
Bright
Lights.
I stand there
Mesmerized
At the sight of them.
There’s a faint
Honking coming from the
Two Lights.
I ignore it as I
Just stand there.
Suddenly I
Am jump scared when
Something hits me.
I take a deep breath.
AND. . . .
I’m in
A
Better
Place.
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