Sophie Peeler

4/27/12

P.6

My Secret Beneath the Waves

The little girl

With big brown eyes

And thoughts not thought by other little girls

Lied in her bed with a thick green blanket

Protecting her from the unknown danger around

But the approaching danger

Was not something she could escape

It was a ghost in her mind

The ghost of her past

Plaguing her sleepy thoughts

Water sprayed around her running feet

In the magical dream

Nothing could go wrong

In the magical dream

The water engulfed her and pulled her under the flawless waves

The cool ocean spray stained her rosy cheeks

And pushed through her silky chocolate waves

Shhhhh, the ocean whispered

You must not tell, the ocean whispered

The little girl was confused

What must she not tell?

But the little girl knew very soon

She knew that she was different

And she must not tell

Because if she did

It would be a matter of life or death

It was her secret to claim

Her secret to keep

It was her secret to triumph

And her secret to fear with every ounce inside her