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A Dark Tunnel

June 2, 2022
By avaswen04 PLATINUM, Arlington Heights, Illinois
avaswen04 PLATINUM, Arlington Heights, Illinois
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Favorite Quote:
“When they asked me what I wanted to be I said I didn't know.”
― Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar


The tunnel is so long, I lost the light 

from whence I came. I am in total darkness 

yet I march forward, stumbling on rocks 

and slamming into walls. Just when my body 

aches and gives up from under me, I see it. 

A faint glow straight ahead. 

The checkered flag is waved 

right in front of my face. My dilapidated being 

heaves itself forward and gains the stamina 

to charge towards the end. 

The light is so beautiful, 

it makes the perilous journey 

worth it.



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