The Bluestocking 2022-23

Jainy Shah | Grade 9 A Maze with No Escape My life is a maze with no escape The final destination is simply a wall behind a drape I wonder how I ended up in a deep abyss The hollow feeling I cannot dismiss I see two pathways which my conscience has unlocked But to decide, I need more time than given by the ticking clock I realize the walls around me, my trust has built I just worry one day I will fall into the traps of my own guilt My curiosity has now reached a dead end All I wish for now is to escape and live the life I intend

I live like clockworks, in an unbroken cycle The only nemesis I have is myself as a rival No one else here in this maze with me The only war is my own I have yet to set free

If I ever do reach an exit My luggage would never be able to fit Maybe the truth was yet to be unfolded Maybe it was too late to change pathways that were already moulded

Here I’ll stay for eternity I will learn to live in the absence of serenity Everyone’s life is a maze I just didn’t know mine would be this much of a haze