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A 52-week poetic adventure… |
| I see her almost every day: A pale, skinny shadow Lugging a worn-out backpack Sitting in a corner of my library With five devices plugged in, A tablet in her lap. By devices I mean earbuds Two battery packs, a phone too old to use. I wonder what she's doing, Why she's here Hour after hour Day after day. Sometimes she wears the same clothes Several days in a row; I don't think her hair has been washed But it's always neatly combed. The quiet of bookshelves Must be her only refuge From a harsh, dangerous world. Who is she? Where does she sleep? What twist of fate dropped this nondescript nerd Into a ragged, empty life of rationing battery percentages Until her next library visit? I pray for her safety And hope the peace she finds here Is enough to balance the chaos Of the struggle I cannot see. 28 lines, 150 words, free verse. Prompt: “Quiet Chaos.” |
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