Some stories are short –
some end right where
they begin. There are
plot twists that appear
out of nowhere. Characters
get written off.
Each story is a book.
Each word read is forever
imprinted inside of our head.
The characters we meet
changed the course of our story.
From start to finish, as time
goes forth, life blazes a trail
and takes shape. Sometimes,
manuscripts rip once
they’re flipped. Regardless,
we travel
into the darkness
to find the sun.
We won’t stop until
the story is done.
We tell other people’s stories.
They show us a life
seen through different eyes. They
change us – to no surprise.
Our stories will live on
long after we are gone.
Our stories are meant to be told
by the old to the young.
The young will grow up
and tell stories of their own.
We grip the pen tight and keep
our story alive. We keep writing
until the ink runs dry.
IN YOUR DREAMS POETRY 