Escape

Escape

Escape, a word that is not used very often.

Life is like a mountain range;

It has its ups and downs;

Its highs and lows.

But not everyone

Can face those challenges

And obstacles head-on.

We escape the harsh realities of life;

And in our mind when we do that;

We enter a new world.

Music is an escape;

Sports is an escape;

Reading, watching Youtube these are all

Forms of an escape.

We often say that escaping is the complete opposite

Of having an outlet.

But when we really look at it;

It’s not that different.

An outlet is where I can wear off

The intense emotions that challenges

In life make me feel.

An escape on the other hand;

Is where I refuse to acknowledge

My feelings and thoughts or

I acknowledge them

But don’t know how to place them,

Or what to do with them.

Escaping isn’t bad,

But just like everything good in life,

It needs to be done at a moderate level.

Think about it this way;

Escaping or even outlets helps clear

Our head to make the harsh and

Very real decisions of life,

If we really think about it,

Neither escaping nor having an outlet;

Is a bad thing.

The trick is to know,

When and how to ‘escape’

Into the different worlds of your imagination.

When you figure that out;

Your escape becomes your outlet;

And your outlet becomes

An important part of your life.

Aanya Shah