Today

It seems as if the guitar beats with me. An exciting and loud fusion and a splendidly liberating rhapsody. Loud now. Aggressive.

And the words that are so familiar take a backseat. Not today, they say. Today is not for us.

And the mind lies back with the words. I am not king today, it says. The crown is not for me.

And suddenly all I feel around me are waves. Waves...silence. The wind blows strongly, gust after gust begging of me my attention. Yet today I shall welcome you and that is all. The spotlight is not for you. Not today.

The fountain provides a beautifully peaceful backdrop. The cool, cool water is enough to bring out the cheer in all that pass by. Some choose to stop and sit, and take it all in, as they say. Others will walk past, but they are not to be faulted. They are in the midst of their own great days, and surely that should not be held against them.

Peace rears its curious head. Perhaps today?

Maybe they too are writing their own stories now. Their spectators and more importantly their actors. Everyone has their own cast. Yes.

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It takes one time to realize, often. We might expect it to come naturally to the other, but sometimes, for some reasons, it need not be that way.

Expectations are a dangerous thing, you're told.
"What is life without risks?"
"I would rather be...than sorry"
"Live life to the fullest!"
But you are defiant and hesitant.

We are not the same. Yes I knew that. But now I understand it. Is that necessarily such a bad thing?

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Today is for peace.