Trapped

• Ratu Ayuningtyas, Grade 8, Harrisdale Senior High School
• Poetry
• 2018

Excellence Award in the 'Horizon of Dreams 2018' competition

Further in the calm sea.
Sailing with the waves.
Is where I dream to be.
Swimming near the caves.
Free from delusions.
Away from reality.
Dreaming in illusions.
Like the air, I wish to be free.
In my paltry room,
I reached my hand outside my collapsed window.
Feeling the wind’s sedative groom.
I am waiting for someone - or something - to be my hero.