Lost and alone in the endless struggle
To wake upon the dawning stars
Lighting the path like a wooden plank
But yet I cannot bring myself to follow it
Connected but isolated
Together but alone
The journey I trek is miles and miles
For, it has just begun
Keira Schaefer is a 13-year-old poet from New Boston, New Hampshire. Other than writing poems, she enjoys gymnastics, playing harp, ice skating, math, geography, and photography.
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