Finding Yourself in the Past
An adolescent is standing in front of a flourishing forest. This represents how outward appearances do not completely tell the onlooker what is beneath the outer covering, no matter the age you are. You are not too young to experience the astonishing hardships of life, nor to try to cover those feelings. What the forest looks like from the outside and what is contained inside are poles apart.
when one stands amid the face
of the gardens dreaded grace
beneath the branches
that have been pleasantly laid
the truth and memories
begin to fade
when one stands amid the brush
the essence of life seems quite lush
underneath the branches
you will find
a piece of everything
that had been left behind
when one goes back to that time
where all things were aligned
and opens their eyes
and looks into their self
one will find that they
are content with nobody else
Aleigh Guerndt prefers to keep to herself, although she is unafraid to venture out of her comfort zone and take ferocious chances. Her drive for what she...