Dark Sunset

In the forest.

Damp and dark.

The Sun is blocked.

Birds stop singing.

In the forest.

Shadows take over.

It is a dark sunset.

It cannot be seen.

Focus

People all around.

Talking! Always talking!

Headphones are on.

They don't seem to help.

Focus. Keep trying.

Deep in thought.

Hurry! Don't wait!

Now think harder.

Don't ever give it up.

Focus. Keep trying.

This is it.

Focus. Keep trying.

Hit "Snooze"
I hit the "snooze" button. 
I once again begin to dream. 
Still awake, but in my own world. 
I don't dream pretty. 
I don't dream of princes on ponies or frogs and kisses. 
I dream of the reality of life and the reality of death. 
Like I said before, I'm in my own world. 

In my dreams, life is always there. 
Death retreats in despair. 
In my dreams, people play fair.
But this can't be right. 
My life isn't perfect and the world…
it doesn't play fair. 

Death sets its trap.
It waits in the shadows. 
Life is ensnared.
It is taken away.
Death leaps out of the shadows.
Then stares at its prey. 
Life looks up, but not at its killer.
Death looks up and starts to shiver. 

Life just smiles and closes its eyes.
For a new Life is born. 
Life is back.
Death is now frightened. 
Life fills my world.
I emerge from my dream. 
My alarm goes off.
The "snooze" button is no longer appealing. 
I get out of bed.
And although Life and Death never play fair, I want to see what happens. 
Right now I really don't care. 
Today, Life is in my favor.
 At this moment, Death is nowhere.

You Can't See Me

I am alive and I am well. I breathe and I have emotions. I smile and I laugh. I walk among you. I do the things you do. I say the things you say. I feel the things you feel. You can't see me. I keep it all in. You can't see the real me.