Golden rays of sunshine filter through green leaves, lazily dancing in the warm spring breeze. Bird chirps suddenly quiet; a sharp crack of a seven shot volley cuts through the otherwise peaceful cemetery. Two more cracks make it twenty-one shots. Another person is being swallowed by this sea of stone and earth I’m sitting […]

Endless headstones stretch out in all directions, names of shadow etched in the pure white. Flawless rows of thousands sit atop freshly cut grass, each with a message. A light breeze passes through, carrying the sound of gunfire twenty-one times. In the distance, a mother breaks into tears, her loss inexplicable. Yet she stands, a […]

The sun blinds my eyes, but it feeds the plants that surround me providing strength for them to grow, upward. Martin Luther King, Jr. stands tall carving out the stone piece by piece, providing us with a path, onward.   The stones, some white, some grey, build up the magnificent statue, piece by piece, holding […]

I bounce in on day one with a shaky leg, eyes darting around the vast stage, curtain to curtain, scanning for familiar faces. Leaping out of my seat, knowing there is much to do.   I drag myself in on audition day, bearing my racing heart. Today becomes sprinting lines, clammy palms, clenched fists, hot […]

Pillars push up into the sky. Each pillar represents a battle, a brave soldier, a hero, glory, and also the chug of engines, the taste of gunsmoke, the explosion of a bombshell, the burst of light, heat, and death.   The loss of human life, in the name of justice.   Water flows, rising peacefully […]