Wandering along,

I stop and stare,

At the sunny horizon spanning in front of me,

Endless,

Stretching on for ever and ever.

Everything slows to a stop,

The clouds roll in,

As the rain begins to fall,

Slowly at first,

Then suddenly,

Pouring down on everything in sight.

First it hits the houses pitter-pattering on the roofs,

When it hits the trees,

The branches shake and spray the water down,

On to me,

On to others walking by,

On to cars where whipers brush the water away,

Into the street.

Just like that,

The rain is done,

No longer falling down upon me,

Gone from the sky,

But not yet gone from sight.

Droplets slide off leaves,

Umbrellas of passersby,

They roll down the street,

Down drains and off of cars,

And off of me as I stand still,

Watching the rain disappear,

as if it were all a dream.

There's blood everywhere;

missiles in the air

The boat we flipped

to hide behind

gave us away

they had seen us

and the blows began

the water churning red

as we each tried to run

soldiers falling around me

the scent of death

fills our heads

we can barely breathe

but we only see the shore

the barricade we implore

hide us, hide us please--

BOOM

my hearing went shrill

⠀⠀I screamed in agaony

⠀⠀⠀clutching my head

⠀⠀⠀⠀wobble toward the barricade

⠀⠀⠀I see my army

⠀falling around me

My eyesight 

is going 

blurry

⠀⠀⠀

and I see

 ⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀

⠀⠀only

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀

⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀darkness.

⠀⠀

⠀⠀

⠀⠀

⠀⠀

⠀⠀

Most people say they shoot for the stars and dream in the clouds.  I'm tethered to the ground, bent over a well, straining for the specks that drift below in the dark mud water.  Dreams don't send you high, they don't take you to dizzying heights of ecstasy.  Not mine.  It's dangling your arms over the barrier, contemplating if what you want is worth falling head-first into the unknown.  

Because you know that those muddy specks in the well are not stars, and you could very well break your neck for a puddle.

In a cabin wrapped in snow, snowflakes melt upon my toe

Windows whistle melodies, vermillion embers softly glow.

As I rock upon my chair, sleepy embers start to flare,

Windows flap and shake their dresses, then a creak atop the stair.

What oddity is this? My relaxed hand becomes a fist

There's no one else inside this cabin. Yet I hear a subtle hiss.

Seeking comfort in my tea, my hands now shaking vigorously

Clasp the steaming porcelain and sense a cold atrocity .

Command my eyes to look away, although they fight and disobey.

Pupils creeping to the left witness smokey mists at play.

Shapeless figures gather round. I feel my chest begin to pound.

Like the embrace of iron chains, Doom has his hold upon me now.

Then a whisper in my ear tells me someone close is near,

asks me, "Where do children huddle", sends me waves of primal fear.

And I stop.

My fingers let my tea cup drop.

I stand without will.

And walk toward the window sill.

Outside I see a pile and I fear it's something vile

Alas, covered by snow. Curiosity does rile.

Shoeless and without shawl I run outside toward the stall.

I dig without a shovel 'til my fingers start to pall.

And pall is what I find of the most atrocious kind.

My own brood lay underneath and stabbing memory floods the mind.

I am a traveler of the dark

Where I go I leave my mark

Where I stop I cannot stay long

For me to stay forever simply wrong

I roam from town and country

Of this year and the next century

I hold no lover, children, or friend

Yet I meet them all at the very end

I know not why I wander

I know I may never travel yonder

To the worlds of light and despair

Yet I travel with little care

I am the visitor of who you do not weep

When the time comes I bid you a kiss in your cold sleep

Walk with me

     So I walked beside him

Laugh with me

     So I made a joke and laughed with him

Smell the flowers with me

     So I picked a tulip and enjoyed its' scent with him

Jog with me

     So I put on my running shoes and paced myself with him

Cry with me

     So tears fell silently from my chocolate orbs

Please hug me

     So I embraced him

Tell me I am not broken

     So I caressed his face and show him his strength

Tell me a lie

     So I held his hand and told him a truth

Will you sit with me

     So I sat with him from morning to darkness

Inspire me

     So we climbed a mountain and made it to the top

Show me love

     So I showed him an elderly couple on a romantic date

Kiss me

     So I kissed him softly on his cheek

Lay with me

     So I laid my head on his chest

Sleep with me

     So I fell into a deep slumber beside him

I have to leave

     Please don't go

Time is up

     Please, not yet

I will see you soon

     Please don't forget me

I could never...

     Please...

You have to let me go

     But, I can't

Do you love me

     Since the day my heart beat changed its' rhythm 

Move on...Live for me

     How do I live without your presence on this earth

I'll always be with you

     Don't...Don't go

The light is shining

     Stay...

Kiss me

     So I kissed him with so much passion

I will see you again

     Goodbye, my love.