WAIT! DON'T GO SO FAST!

Wait! Don't go so fast!
Don't leave me
amongst all these trees!

It's dark.
The leaves flutter in the wind
and the cold wind
bites into my skin.

My frightened eyes search the surroundings
as I shiver alone amongst the trees.

How am I supposed to find my way back to civilization?
How am I supposed to find my way back to find someone to make proud,
or to find a profession to make my ambitions in?

I won't know how to live out here,
but to collect rocks, forlornly,
and to eat roots and berries flavorlessly.

Copyright ©2008 Ashi Shadow 9/25/08
the word "civilization" was originally "humanity"
clearly influenced by "Time" by Chantal Kreviazuk