SLOW
By Harry Wang
Alone on a peaceful day
All my thoughts shuffling
The harder I concentrate
My surroundings sharpen
Breaths of wind like waves
Calm between each step
Are blown in my thoughts
Clouding my mind, the aura of calm clashes with the panic of self-consciousness.
Reminiscent thoughts
To think about
If I could take them back
I remind myself
move on
Like
Everyone
Time seems too
Slow
I notice the people around
Me
Living
Their own lives
Deceitful expressions of
Happiness
Resilience
Fulfillment
I know behind each solid cover
Frail heaps of paper rest.