Good morning to Sun

Goodbye to our Moon outside

It’s a brand new day

Hello animals

Who slept the entire night through

It’s great to see you...

Shady hills

Constantly bellowing

My heart yearns for the darkness and gloom

My soul gets pulled away from what was perpetual doom

My body is still there

All these

Days

Months

Years

All alone, in the cold

Chilled bones against the boggy ground

All alone,

Not even a sound...

The currents are too strong to keep going

But someone is following

I must keep up the pace

Closer and closer they pull

The cold breeze numbing my fingers

I feel so defenseless

Breathless

Paddling harder and faster

While the River flows quickly

In no time he will be upon me

If I make it around the bend

I can lose him

If I lose him,

I’ll be on the mend...

I walked up the few steps onto this stage. I can’t seem to shake my nerves. Beads of sweat are going to screw up my million-dollar look. I take the final step and walk towards the mic. _Feedback_. I gulp as I look under my hand that blocks the bright spotlights. The crowd is huddled together like football players on a football championship game night. Some of the girls, though, look as if they’re ...