Read Poem: THE START, by

6 months until hope
Hope that makes me feel weak because of the walls I’ve built
5 months until travel
Travel that expands my world further than I ever imagined
4 months until going home
Home that I found after I tried to hide from it
3 months until escape
Escape that I have been waiting for the past year
2 months until expression
Expression that I have been talking about since I was eight
1 month until adulthood
Adulthood that I both fear and welcome
The countdown has begun and it can not tick down fast enough