someday,
i will want to be young, 
again. 
but today,
i want to have grown,
to have more wisdom,
more knowledge,
more experiences,
more failures,
more success. 
i want what i cannot yet have. 
but someday,
i will want, again,
for something that has now passed. 

Darkness consumed her
a crack of light
was all she saw
for what seemed like
an eternity.
Minutes?
Hours? 
Days?
She wasn't sure. 

Each passing moment
was a bomb
exploding through her body. 
Eyes peeled in fear
thumbs trembling as they typed
a message to her mom
promising she was alright. 
Promising
she'd come home
and hug her so very tight.
Making promises
she wasn't sure she could promise.

A police officer heard her
and opened the cupboard door
where...