The watered rippled with each dunk of the oar .One,two ,one,two .i kept this rhythm going over and over in my head .On ome the oar would dip into the black abyss that surrounded me pushing the boat forward and me toward saftey .On two the oar soared into the air sending droplets across the lake .If I could just keep this rythmm going ,just keep my breath from going shallow I could make it .Every ...

I leave today .Perhaps forever .I walk down the path that leads from our front door to the gate at the end .My new army boots crunch the gravel beneath my feet .They feel stiff and hard to walk in just like the rest of this costume I wear .All soldiers are required to arrive in uniform smartly dressed ,no creases .Yet even with this uniform and the boots I can’t help feeling like one of my toy so...