An Excerpt from a Dream

Twinkling emerald eyes quickly flickered between a few arguably cruel observations, each review more flawed than the last. Stopping at a blonde curl she again decided the locks were simply too fine and definitely too thin and her skin needed a spa day or two. In truth, she possessed timeless, classic good looks with the wisdom and wit of a girl twice her age. The beauty, all of fourteen years, had the heart of a lioness and the spirit of an angelic steward of all things good and true. So to say her self-image was in need of a reality check was in fact quite the dramatic understatement. Thankfully a mysterious traveler-turned-house guest, a mercurial talking cat, and two new friends were all in store to help do just that.

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My immortal no more

Reverberating shock paralyzingly every muscle I need to pick up the pieces 

Of what once was called my hope for you and me

Explosions unsurprising 

In a dream these scenes unfolded before 

Familiar favor I cling as the world surrounding me fades to black

My daughter's love the only color I see

In a moment the pressurized musical silence of shock will abide

He promised this moment and only now through the looking glass of mercy can I see

Untold blessings planted on paths to greater adventures

Now or never show my hand 

Remove folly's blindfold tied by misguided loyalty

Amid ongoing destruction favor is imperative 

Crucial for reasons unending forgotten too easily 

Not this time

Now or never 

Tasked with sustaining hope's kindle in His promises to me

Such promise in great sadness 

One of life's true mysteries 

Waiting to be solved for seeking simpletons believing in the ever benevolent unseen 

Faithful and unfailing this unseen

Its presence written on our existence's every tapestry 

Unmistakable beacon to safe harbor signaling through every mess the path to security

Eternal Life granted reprieve 

To this wretched soul

Allowing truth in love to be seen

Writhing naked in anguishing deceit

Desperate my ears studying for any sign of hope 

will you ever love me again the way you once did 

Before me appears another man 

Wistful words you comfort none