Forest
The forest is cloudy
as a fog settles around me.
Pushing away the branches
that prick with their thorns.
It's dark and
I'm all alone.
Trees surround me,
getting denser
until all I see is brown.
I follow the trail,
but suddenly it disappears.
Where did it go?
Will no one teach me?
Am I the only one who feels so lost?
Why?
Where is everyone?
Suddenly the trees set fire
and as I sit in the middle of this burning forest,
not knowing how I got here or what to do,
I cry because I’m the only one who doesn’t know.
I’m alone and drowning in smoke.
But a hand reaches through the trees.
Ushering for me to grab it
and I do.
They’ve been here before,
they know how to escape.
I let them lead me out
and I’m no longer dying.
I never was.
Now I know
that next time I’m lost,
I’m not alone.