The shadow of a story resides in me
A story untold,
Fascinating young and bold.
The start of a novel
of many genres and themes
of starlit, windswept dreams
of moments that I would make you understand
in words and phrases
Characters written in the many phases of my life
The struggles, heart aches and pain
The joys the colourful shades
of the people I have met
Characters who I have let in
The character development of myself
My battles for my own mental health
It starts with a baby with blue feet
In an incubator on a maternity ward
Then sees me grow
Through school and college
But don’t let me abreviate
For there is a story unwritten
and it can’t wait…