From the Day
May 16, 2020
From the day she was born her brain was ticking
Itching with the desire to be more
Do more, see more, think more, hear more
From the first moment a book was placed in front of her
She was captivated, controlled, cast into calloused waters
Waters that submerged her under, inhaling her until the story was over
From the first moment she could write
She began spinning tales from somewhere buried in her soul
Pouring every drop of emotion and energy in the story she wove
Stories where she was the hero
Stories from deep in her heart
She was the knight saving the day
In brilliant bold armor, that helped brace her against a constant berate of words
Pouring every drop of emotion and energy in the story she wove
From the first moment she truly saw the world
She wished she could do more, be more
Help in ways only superheroes could
Fighting off evil whatever small
Evil creatures manifested from our nightmares
Manifested because of our nightmares
Fear
Curing the pain in the world
Saving us from ourselves
From our own monsters
From the first moment she stepped on stage
She found another calling
Loving the ways she could become someone else
How she could pretend to be more
When the bright spotlights hit her
And she transformed her face
Bringing emotion into the eyes
Using relatable feelings from before
Moving in the way the character would
In the way only the character could
Not pretending to be the person
But being the person
She felt truly alive
From the moment she sang
She let every second of hope and despair drown the outside
The music a shell protecting her inside
A melody always in her mind
Tunes dancing through her soul
Shielding her from herself
From the day she was born
She was fighting her own demons
Demons dragging claws of her own deepest dark fears
Fighting with swords of music, and friends from stories
A constant fight she had yet to yield
A fight that would rage inside her forever
From the day she was born
She felt so much more than she thought possible
Each emotion a tidal wave that carried her
Consumed her until only that emotion remained
From the day she was born
She was kind
Her heart too big for this world
A world in which her treasured heart is stolen and used time and time again
Stolen by pirates who pretending to be friends
Pirates who held a mask of comfort
A heart which repeatedly puts others before her
From the day she was born
Her tale was epic where she thought it was dull
Promising, when she was deep in her dark despair
Hopeful, in even the worst of her mistakes
From the day she was born
She promised she would try her best
And from the day she was born
She has done just that