She came before me out of the moist predawn ground, as insubstantial as
the morning fog, breathtaking beauty obscured by her very nature.
“Boo,” she said.
“Boo to you too,” I replied. “Are a ghost?”
“I am the Ghost of Dreams Past,” she replied. “I am here to show you
what you once dreamed for…”
“Why?” I replied. “While everything is not perfect, my life is much
better than many others. I should be thankful for what I have.”
“A steady paycheck, decent health, good friends and family, a
nondescript life? This is the sum total of your potential? You wanted to
save the world, once.”
“I still do,” I told her. “But I wonder if I was being unrealistic.”
“I wonder if you’re being foolish,” she answered back curtly.
The sun rose at that point, driving her away, leaving me to wonder about her words.
Comments are moderated whenever I remember that I have a blog.
There are no comments on this article.