The boy leaned over the iron bannister,
--- But only to me was he just a boy ---
He looked out into the darkness.
The grey sky concealed the stars,
And he stood slouched and broken
For the first time he seemed
Vulnerable.

I had watched him before,
Watched from the edge of the glass paneled door,
Fluttering in the wind.
Spying on the boy -- my boy--.
He stood by the iron bannister often,
Looking out at the sky,...

    Her little girl believed in fairies. She talked about the sun fairy and the waterfall fairy; the dew drop fairy and the grass fairy; there was a fairy for every one of nature's creations -- there was even a love fairy. The girl's father had instilled the belief of mythical people into the little girl but the mother had never dared to believe in fairies until the day she danced. 
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     The little girl and her...

The boy leaned over the iron bannister,
--- But only to me was he just a boy ---
He looked out into the darkness.
The grey sky concealed the stars,
And he stood slouched and broken
For the first time he seemed
Vulnerable.

I had watched him before,
Watched from the edge of the glass paneled door,
Fluttering in the wind.
Spying on the boy -- my boy--.
He stood by the iron bannister often,
Looking out at the sky,...

They were coming for me, but before I left I had to make sure she was okay, so I packed my bags and took a one way trip to where it all began. 

Ten things I know to be True

1. Reading a good book clears your mind. It is almost impossible to put the book down after.
2. "Personal happiness lies in knowing that life is not a checklist of acquisition or achievement." ~J.K. Rowling
3. Thanksgiving isn't thanksgiving without Football, playing it and watching it.
4. Leggings are far more comfortable than sweat pants.
5. Sunday dinner=homemade pasta.
6. Sitting next to a bonfire under a starry night sky, roasting marshmallows,...

What do you mean?
I mean I had I no choice.
No choice?
Yes, no choice. 
You always have a choice, and you should know that better than anyone.
I had no options! It was join or be killed. 
And now you will be killed in battle.
I will die with honor.
You will die fighting alongside the very man you swore to destroy. 
Desperate times call for desperate measures. 
No, times like these call for us to stay strong...