AS A CHEETAH
By Yesh N
Published 25 June 2019
Sitting down under the storm,
Gazing the ominous spaces,
Friends everyone adored,
Boredom.
Loneliness a good friend to me,
This new place now my home,
Battling school attendance,
Filled with many things,
Not many people,
Empty as my mind,
Although it felt hypnotic,
The moment was not mine,
Fear taking over,
As helpless,
As prey choked by a cheetah.
Realisation became a gong,
People of this place,
Different,
Almost like nothing,
Nothing,
What is this world?
I awoke,
Only to find
The whole thing
Was my fear of inferiority,
Acting as a cheetah,
Falling victim to a leviathan,
Choking my life.
Returning,
Loneliness still my best friend,
No change,
Though the people,
Different,
Respect,
Kindness,
Equal,
Scaring away the cheetah.