The pristine white sheet burns into my eyes,
blank, like the thoughts in my head,
It’s daunting, mocking, empty.
I want to be able to do something, anything,
I don’t move.
The sharpened pencil gripped in my hand,
the tip hovers just above the page.
The blinking cursor on the screen,
my hands hover just above the keyboard.
The racing thoughts in my head,
my mind hovers just above the answer.
I don’t move.
I want to go back to that simpler time,
Where we ran through fields and played in dirt,
When we had an abundance of freedom, a million open moments,
When you were a kid,
When you were still learning animal names,
And awed by the world around you,
What did it mean when you looked up,
At other kids, at adults,
Burned at the stake for all to see.
Boo! Scream the crowds, words full of glee.
Smiles lit up the kids faces as they stared at me,
While the witches cried out for a flicker of mercy.
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