Boxes supplied with futile entities, gadgets,
Time in our home left under a drape,
Covering our previous lifetime, to forsake
Missing neighbors, friends, and a home
Sheet music sprawled across a bookcase
Across from my piano, left alone:
Memories not forgetting, but closed
Radiant smiles, complimenting bright eyes
Following the ball piercing the gentle air.
Tapping of controller buttons, a player dies
Fast footsteps without coordination, my demise
Traveling down concrete, peering and I find
Cows, horses grazing on lime grass-
Collected together. Herds of my kin left behind
Mountains peaking up, also caught in line,
Chasing down the road towards my hometown sign
School children dart to parents, comfort found at last;
Togetherness apart from me, but know I’ll be fine
Forward looking down the road, for some place will be mine.
Accepting: approaching a paved driveway;
Anxious but content- the past staying with me
Ready for new experiences that await,
Moving locations, old memories stay
--Krish B., 9th-12th Grade