Tool for Change

"One of the greatest regrets in life is being

what others would want you to be,

rather than being yourself."

Shannon L. Alder

In front of the fireplace, I spread the collection of high school writings, now brittle with age, My raw and threatening words bled across the page. Mourning with helplessness,  I could barely find my way.

It was a time of war in my home, as well as in the world.  I was suffocating from parental friendly fire while my friends in Vietnam were falling to the ground.   I rarely looked up to the sky, never really believing a star would lead my way.

I am not certain as to why my heart was aware of hypocrisy and injustice at such an early age.  I clearly did not see peace in the world and I frequently questioned my stay. Years later, I am still disillusioned by the worldly stage.  Except  now  I extend light as a tool for change.