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FATHER
Little did he know as he sat, that therein these next moments, would become the apex of all knowledge. It would be in these intense moments that lay ahead of him his heart would be unraveled and redefined. His heart was heavy and plagued with doubt and his faith too, now becoming weak. He was approaching the reconciliation of his heart.
He had just turned 23 less than a month ago. He just lost his grandmother five months prior to that. His hair was starting to curl as the sweat dripped off his pale forehead, his hair deep and rich, chocolate brown. All of the sudden his life began to seem out of control again as he returned from visiting a long time friend, one whom he hadn't seen since shortly after his grandmothers' recent death. Here, reluctantly, he made a purchase he would soon come to regret. But it was the events to follow that would set his life straight, lock, stock and barrel.

Uneasily he sat in his chair as his mind began to race. He reached into his pocket where just within reach, much like that of his fate, he clutched tightly, sealed, a bag of cocaine. His body tired and becoming numb, his mind too had become ill. It was no surprise than that he wouldn't see his face appear in the mirror where he planned to snort the mystical white powder. But rather, he began to feel a presence larger than himself taking shape inside his heart.
In the moments soon to come an epiphany would indelibly mark a pivotal turning point in his life. For him, a new self would soon emerge in that very mirror before him. It was finally now, as he came to rest upon that chair, above the mirror, that he was drawn into this state of mind-a totalitarian state of nothingness-an enigma, where a cathartic event would make his soul complete. In this state of spiritual authoritarian dictatorship, he would transcend all barriers known to human kind.
He would be free to emerge himself into the deep dark mystery of life and its creation. And in this chasm of life was fueled his greatest fears, calling upon a leap of faith. His grandmother had recently passed in his arms and now as he sat, he became everything spiritually that physically he was not. His body aching, his muscles hurt deeply. His muscles hurt so deep, in fact, that his heart had become distressed.
"It was almost six months ago," the first thoughts crept into his mind. Lurking there in the shadows of his head, the thought was not alone. Speaking for his self-confidence, his own voice chimed in "and that means it's

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