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Freedom in Night

May 9, 2023
By Rykste0828 BRONZE, Montgomery, Illinois
Rykste0828 BRONZE, Montgomery, Illinois
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Favorite Quote:
"What is better, to be born good, or to overcome ones evil nature through hard work?"-Paarthurnax, Skyrim


White is not the color of freedom


It's the intense color of lights shined in your eyes.

Having so many glaring beams pointed towards you, 

Knowing that when your fully illuminated everyone will see

everything, you try so desperately to hide.


It's an entirely overwhelming culmination of every other color.

It contains all other shade yet lacks all of their beauty, 

Erasing it all till only white remains


It's the feeling of being in a doctor's office,

Waiting for them to poke and prod you.

Somehow the walls look both sterile and dirty.

The fluorescent lights vaguely flickering above you,

The incessant buzzing drilled into your ears.


I close my eyes and there I find the true color of freedom.

The black void behind all of the world,

Visible to only me,

a small world where I can think of anything and everything.


It's the color of pure unbridled silence,

The absence of any outside stimulation.

No voices, No colors, No feeling

The only thing that makes me feel truly alone.


It's the endless expanse of space,

The beautiful endless oblivion right above us.

Sprinkled with small dots of white and clouds of purple and red.

I wonder if the stars feel the freedom I so desperately crave.


The author's comments:

This piece was created out of a prompt about freedom. It focuses on my love of the night sky and the peace I feel when looking at it compared to the harsh sun and the duality of Black and White. If anybody takes something away from this poem id hope that it would be white is not always good and black isn't always bad, just because something is considered normal doesnt make it correct. 


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on May. 22 2023 at 5:06 pm
ÁineDjoli BRONZE, Marshall, North Carolina
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Darkness can be so freeing! The night air always makes me feel like I can fly. Thank you for giving your unique perspective, and making me think a little more... :)