Remaining

Remaining

written by: Abagail Summers

A child,
lost in the woods,
searching for a way out.

Sunlight beams in,
lighting a spot,
a clearing.

She kneels in the wet grass,
hands sprawled in front,
lips tightened,
no one there.

Warmth blankets her,
bringing her comfort.
For a moment, she’s okay.

The trees gather,
wrapping their limbs
around her,
guarding her from the outside world,

separated from noise,
pardoned from what she has become.

Breathable distance,
darkness falls, surrounds her, shading her from the unknown.

Speckles of bright lights in the sky,
wishes to hold onto,
grabbing for a future that hides beyond the forest.

It calls her,
but she is in no hurry,
putting pieces back together,
connecting to what matters.

So when she leaves the woods,
the thorns will not cut,
the overgrown path will not trick her.

She’ll know,
in truth, she always has.
It’ll be waiting right where she left it.

Please leave this field empty

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Abagail Summers

I am a Lowcountry author of short stories, poetry, and novels. I made my debut in 2014 with the novel, Life with a Bird Out the Window, followed by Forgiving the Past (2020), and The Untold Legacy (2021). My work has appeared online in Spillwords. Two of my short stories, Shining Light, and Claire De Lune have been chosen to be published in an anthology titled, An Iron Fist in A Velvet Glove. They also were awarded honorable mention in the Globe Soup 7 Day Writing Contest. I am a member of several writing groups, Write Like You Mean It, Kingsbridge Writers Circle, Writers Beyond Borders, Charlotte Lit, and participate in open mic nights with the Pat Conroy Literary Center.

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