Ranya Virk
Legs dangle off sides.
Kicking up and down. As if
Trying. to. escape.
The smoldering sun
Strokes our skin. Brushing
Away the confines,
Of reality,
Melting away the walls we
Carry, in our souls.
Waves crashing onboard
Rolling underneath the hull
Taking us away
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