No one ever noticed

that I got tired of living.

They just kept on taking,

even after I stopped giving.

They kept on talking,

convincing

Over the years, bit by bit,
I gave myself away,
awoke one morning,
to find that I
no longer knew
exactly where I fit.

The Stranger's Diary

Bound to the pages of a stranger's diary, I exposed the silent pages.

I brought life to the realm

helium

F floating...

... soaring through the sky

R rising ...

... laughing and squealing

E excitement...

... to

Wake Up....

California a land full of rough terrain.

Once considered part of God's domain.

Now full of all sorts