The feeling of suffocating
Drowning underneath the water’s surface
Reaching my hand up
To grasp for something I could never touch
The light that shines above
No one is there to hold my hand
To keep me from sinking deeper
The warm sensation of the tired sun
Setting out to find sleep
Its eyes droop and waves goodbye
I wave goodbye with tear-filled eyes
Afraid I won’t be able to see this friend again
My feet move on their own
Running towards the falling ball of fire
Trying to chase the last bits of warmth
Before it completely disappears
Lost and dazed in a deserted place
The coolness of the air
Brings chills to my bones
I miss the warmth
I miss the source of that warmth
The sky is painted with darkness
Painted with the color of shadows
That familiar feeling creeping up again
The cold closing in
Light envelopes me
Balls of gas sprinkle across the pool of darkness
Fireflies dance
The wind creates music
The moon smiles sadly and asks
“Why are you so sad?”
It hugs me with a blanket of moonlight
That unusual euphoric feeling
Of finding a friend
Of coming across an epiphany
Maybe I’m not as alone as I thought.
Ariel Yeh is a freshman BFA Fine Arts major at the School of Visual Arts. Ariel is originally from Long Island.