A Gentle Goodnight

• Khushi Shelat, Grade 10
• Poetry
• 2016

Goodbye, says she
Goodnight, says she.
The stars twinkle,
The sky smiles,
And in her mind she travels miles

Miles and miles,
Far away,
Away from the cold hard tiles.
Away from the plastic snakes
Away from the sad smiles

To a place where her favourite cake bakes
Where her hair catches the sun,
As her long-lost love awaits,
To take her breath away,
As they both hold hands,

And fly away, to a brand new day.