Lost

I return
From a faraway land
The place I call home

The fog clears
And the noises return
And so do my burdens

I don't know where I'm going
But I'm walking regardless

Away from the beaten path
With my baggage

I hear a shrill voice
"Where are going with all those boxes"
It's a girl about my age
Her clothes are unkept and worn out
With ember eyes and dark hair
That seem like no work of God

An air of mystery follows her
"I'm taking them with me"
"Where are you going"
I ask her
"Nowhere"
"I'm just looking around"
"Look at this"
"Isn't it cool"
She shows me a pebble
Of a unique shape
But it's an ordinary pebble nonetheless
"Yeah"
I said, feeling sorry for her

"I am very strong"
She says flexing her thin arms
"Let me carry some of your stuff for a while"
"No my burdens are mine to carry"
I reply
"You sound really mature"
"I wish I was like you"
She says staring intensely at me
"Don't say that"
"Your personality is what makes you, you"
"If you loose that..."
"That's"
"That's just not right"
I reply with a stutter

I get lost in thought
She reminds me of someone
Someone who was very dear to me
Once

I turn to face her
But no one's there
"Just like everyone else"
I mutter to myself

My chest begins to ache
A familiar pain
The fog returns
My vision blurs
The noises begin to fade
And I once again return
To the faraway land
The place where I'll always belong

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