Author's Note: I am currently reading a book called Because I am Furniture by Thalia Chaltas. The book is written in verse format so it is kind of a mix between fiction and poetry. Anke, the main character, narrarates the events in the book. This book is in present tense, but is written in little clips of her memory. My version is of someone walking down a street, having flashbacks of their life.
Out the door,
I am on my way.
Across the porch
and down the steps
I walk.
A school bus drives by,
children running,
standing,
missing
the bus as it
drives away,
without them.
~
Crunch,
crunch,
crunch.
My cereal munches
and crunches,
as I see a yellow blob
roll past the window.
I run out the door
almost forgetting
my backpack
as this vehicle
drives onward
to school
without me.
~
Around the block,
I pass the school yard
Little children
laugh,
scream,
play,
running all around.
The school bell rings,
and I am on my way.
~
Falling
down
down
down,
scraping my knee
crying
as the teacher rushes over
pulling a magical band-aid out
of her pocket.
Everything is
all better.
~
Across the street,
around the bend,
the massive hospital,
seems to never end.
The ambulence pulls up
with a child inside.
The mother crying,
thinking inside
"I told you so"
and into the building they go.
~
Climbing up,
up,
up,
my mother tells me to
be careful.
Taking none of her
words
into consideration,
I climb higher.
Suddenly,
the branch breaks
and down,
down,
down,
I go until...
Crack!!! Oww!!!
The siren wails,
as the ambulence arrives,
instantly taking me
to a room,
inside this giant,
structure.
~
Another turn,
and I
hear dogs
barking,
smell flowers
blooming.
Past the houses
with the lovely
flowery
drapes,
My walk down
Memory Lane
continues.
The wedding chapel
on my left
passes by as
a happy couple
runs out.
The start of a
new life.
~
Walking down the aisle
as I try not to trip,
everyone's eyes are on me
and
I feel as beautiful as anyone could ever feel
My family to the
left,
his to the
right.
Both intertwining in the
middle,
just as our lives
will as we
say our vows.
~
Turning around the corner
once more.
Life is a circle.
Just remember to
Live
Laugh
Love.
