Life came easily. She was like the Mississippi, long, deep,
still and powerful. On the surface, she lived life with carefree abandon, yet
like the river; she either rolled around the obstacle or rushed over it. She
wasn’t a truly lost soul but one without direction. It really was never hard,
only inconvenient. Looking out, she often pondered what would become of her in
the surreal life she created. But she knew it wasn’t truly surreal, she was
just lost or too lazy to change it. She resisted the change that was
inevitable. She either chose to ignore it or charged it like a ram. She
preferred to ignore it.
Like time, change is a continuum always moving forward.
Change may be slowed or halted for a while but like time it will move on.
Change may take eons or as quickly as a blink of an eye to happen but it will
continue to evolve. She hated change, especially when she could not control
change. It interfered with her pattern in life, unbalanced her sense of being. The
only good change was the one she created; the one she could mold and control. She
liked control. She like the freedom it brought. The juxtaposition to her
control is that it controlled her, boxed her in and she became stagnant. She
ignored it. She floated on her inner tube down the spring run in life.
The South, the summers are hot, humid and sweltering. Reality
to her was like the hot southern days of summer, too much heat. Being grown up
was work which caused too much heat. Too much heat. Cool springs and
daydreaming was not work, it was the pleasure of existing. Why would anyone
want to endure that heat? She pondered. She floated. She daydreamed. She was
lost.
She had a choice. Live or float? Daydream or steer her
destiny? Change was upon her and it was hers to control. Was she like the
Mississippi and had the power to endure the heat. Would she choose to fortify
herself for the endeavors of life? Floating down the spring run only moves in
one direction, was this the only direction she wanted? She pondered.
And then she
awoke.
This is a piece I have putzing with for awhile and decided to throw it out there. The point is to make you question and to paint a picture for you. I hope I have succeed in some way. Please leave some feedback, as it only helps me. Thanks!!
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LAL 2016