Life Wasn’t This Hard Before, By Makaila Odoom

Life wasn’t this hard before.

Before I turned eight, life was a breeze.

Everyday was a new adventure.

Everyday was a wonderful day with friends and family.

Everyday was like paradise.

But now…

Now I feel like my world is crumbling around me.

Like I’m the last person on earth.

Caught between two realities.

Life or death.

But how do I know which ones which?

How do I pass the test of gloriousness, or my demise?

I’m stuck.

Which one do I pick.

I’m stuck.

Forever caught between this friend or that friend? This decision or that decision? Which one is right?

What do I do? Where do I go? How do I know what’s right?

I don’t know what to do,

But I hope I can get out.