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where the pauses fell

one hour past midnight the clock tapped me on the shoulder and i opened my eyes laying there in the dark staring at the wall coming to life with silent apparitions dancing to the rhythm of the outside breeze which filtered into the room slightly chilling my hands and feet i was too scared to move and wondered if the time had come to travel with the company wondered if the players would pull me…

sit beside me my child and listen to my story where all the people of the elusive valley live in harmony and die in peace sadness beheld my child’s eyes as she cried in disbelief certain my story of the elusive valley had been blown to smithereens november two thousand twelve copyright j matthew waters all rights reserved

i snuck into the world through a backdoor you carved into a rolling hill where you worked the earth with your creative hands with perfection in mind you made my eyes the lightest shade of blue and my skin varied depending upon the light your blood flowed within nourishing my heart and strengthening my mind as i learned how the earth recycles all living things through time and patience i came…

He wakes up tired and alone and starts the daily routine all over again, asking himself what’s it all for, this grind called life; doing the same thing day in and day out and seemingly not getting anywhere. In the kitchen the cat tries to order bacon and eggs as he pours himself a cup of orange juice, dispensing the daily supplements onto the counter, convinced they’re necessary to keep his…

i applied for fortune but none was granted and i alone sought justice for this slight traveling the earth i refocused my energies seeking wisdom beneath the rock of ages praying for maturity to never surrender october two thousand twelve copyright j matthew waters all rights reserved

i should have put myself in a position to save him should have thrown differences aside and made a case for rising to the occasion held back by clear skies i kept to my routine realizing he probably was right this business of saving is misunderstood october two thousand twelve copyright j matthew waters all rights reserved