Endless Roads
By Roopa, age 17, California
Bristled green trees veilendless, entwining roads.
Headlights swallow streets,
sky emblazons goldenrod.
Hearts beat in a void,
traffic crawls to a slow.
The red light shines.
We wait in line ...
our minds ablaze,
the engine steams.
Lives unknown,
feelings unexposed.
Colors streak
muscle and bone.
Which lives have touched each skin ...
left imprints, memories?
What calms every fire
that emerges from within?
Seeping pain scars
with invisible ink.
Memories unseen,
caged behind bars.
Green light shines in the eve,
emotions slither pathless roads.
Tainted souls are hidden,
eyes will never cease to deceive.