Veils of Time

Original by: Latees Oresha Pittman

There are so many veils of time. Each step I take another veil appears in froont of me to keep my true path hidden. I did not mind at first because I was enchanted by their vivid colors of green, blue, pink, red, purple, orange, yellow, and so on. Oh yes, the colors went on forever! Then I saw what I desired. This precious item glowed more vividly than anything I had ever seen or witness before. I siad to myself,"THis is what I have been longing for all my life!" I race to this precious item with childish enthusiam and childish optimism. I jumped for this wonderous itme but to no avail. Then another veil of time appeared and made it harder for me to catch this precious item.Soon I began to lose more and more of my childish enthusiam and childish optimism like grains in an hour glass falling to be less and less with each second that passes. I exclaimed, "Oh no, I am losing myself and who I use to be!" I tried again, and again, and again. Still, I could not reach the precioous item and with each time more and more veils of time appeared. I finally gathered all the strength I had left and rached as far as I could for the precious item. I almost touched it but another veil appeared and wrapped around me which caused me to fall! I cried, " I had to run so fast just to keep up with this precious item and now I have fallen!" I sat there on my knees with a dark colorless veil drapped around me as my beautiful item becomes less and less visible. Then it finally vanished from the distance between us. I sat still, empty, confused, and completely hurt inside and out. Tears refused to come and now only pain covered me. I found my very soul crushing inside. I begged, "Please make this pain and suffering go away." My entire body has now turn into a hollow shell of glass. The floor disappears, and I am falling. I am going to scatter on the fast approaching ground. I close my eyes and wait helplessly for ths cruel fate to end. Then suddenly I stop falling! I am embraced and surrounded by a few others. THey tell me,"Don't accept a fate that is not meant for you." I am place on the ground safely, and I am not glass anymore. They soon disappear from my sight. I scream,"Please do not go!" My tears finally overflow, and I cry harder than I ever had before as I laid helplessly on the ground. The veils of timeand my precious time re-appear again. I stand up an djust reach out for that special tiem. It starts to meove again. I laugh a little and realized what I have been chasing was an illusion, a facade. I wiped the tears from my face and completely stop longing for what I first thought was important which was to obtain the approval of others by being what they wanted me to be instead of being myself to gain true acceptance. The false item and veils of time still tried to discourage me, but I would never succumb to their negativity. The veils of time and the false item finally disappeared. My path was finally clear. Also, I was finally able to realize that all the ones I hold dear was with me in spirit the whole time. I am now on the right path walking freely. Suddenly, I tripped but I did not hit the ground. A strong and supportive arm stooped me from falling. "Are you alright?" He asked. I smiled at him, and we began to talk.

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