As I step into the forest everything becomes dark.
I see souls rushing to get out of the forest as if they were running away.
Suddenly I catch the attention of a soul.
It looks at me curiously.
Wondering where I came from.
Wondering how I still remained human in the cruel forest they ran away from.
It starts coming closer to me.
As it comes closer, two more follow, slowly three more.
The number increases as the souls glance at me.
Once they surround me, they fight over me like prey.
I glance over into the the soul and see a faceless man.
With nothing but a large mouth.
That instantly opens as other souls open their mouth.
I close my eyes ready to face death that was brought upon me.
I check my pulse and feel my face
“I am still alive.”
I open my eyes to see a white bear shining at me with angelic eyes slowly coming towards me.
The bear comes closer and smiles.
It felt dreamy to have been saved by an animal.
Having possessive eyes as blue as the ocean,generating emotion.
It was beautiful and amazing, I couldn’t believe it.
But it left in a hurry.
And I felt loneliness.
Nothing but that,eventually, it guided me down a path.
A path to a river as viscous as blood,with no sign of water.
It felt dangerous with no protection.
An inexplicable dream which was a reality I felt with perception.
On the other side stood a cub which hid as it saw me.
So I went to see why it hid so suddenly.
This poem was inspired by the feature article I wrote about hate crimes. This is the perspective of a victim of a hate crime. The victim captures the attention of the souls which are the people who do the hate crimes. The victim then waits for their death by going through the hate crimes mentally, this is also seen when the souls open their mouths. The black bear represents the part of society that stands up for the victim and makes the people who commit hate crime go away.
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