Utopian Nights

By: Florence Mwanza

And yet the truth is revealed

A midnight forest hidden in the dark

Lies that are kept from an innocent soul

And fears that are revealed to ones who were lost

There she sat

Afraid, unaware

Thought no one could ever bear the pain she felt

And as the time passed, her pain didn’t ease

But bloomed into agony not ever revealed

Stormy clouds blinded by the light of the sun

No one ever shall know how deep the wound goes

And only in a cycle of a young girl’s life

Did a teenager dream of utopian nights

Did a teenager long for a starry night sky

Even hope was enough to boost her up high

Did the sun ever blind her and leave her alive

But it only ever faded among the bright lights

Only ever faded as the stars outshined her

Who could ever convince her she was unlike the others

A never ending cycle of midnight lights

Said the teenager who dreamt of utopian nights