ReverieJune

I have not experienced the future I once expected I have not danced beneath a clear night sky nor sung praises to the wind for the simple sake of living I cherished the rain believing protection and love beyond understanding sheltered each uncertain step my tangled hair unbound by ribbons or delicate bows drips slowly these days crying from the weight of far too many storms

 "Come on, Zuko. You've worked so hard to overcome everything. It's okay to let your guard down once in awhile," Katara gently urged. "You don't understand, Katara. It's my duty to protect you all after everything that's happened…I can't let my guard down just because the war's over. There's still danger out there," he replied warily. "Zuko, things are all settled now. Besides, you don't need to be so vigilant while we're all here. Things are as safe as they'll ever be!" It was just after Sozin's comet. They were all staying in Ba Sing Se for awhile to celebrate the end of the war. Aang, Sokka, Toph, and Suki were off helping Uncle Iroh

Torrents of orange and blue The air was alive with fire But with reassurance from you My confidence soared higher She's slipping, you had said Yet her power waxed all the same Just what went through your head When redirection was your aim? The crackling intensified The light began to grow Her mad eyes glanced just to the side And my heart stopped when you screamed "NO!" I stood with frozen terror As she struck you and you fell Your sacrifice clearly no error I knew then I must fight her as well With azure heat she chased me Preventing me from your aid My only hope was victory In that fiery crusade Pushing back fear, I took

The Girl in Red dances behind my eyes Spinning endlessly, she is everything I wish to be She does not fear to meet the staring gazes Of fascinated strangers, of lovers in the night She tosses her hair, raven wisps catching the wind Shoulders bare, kissed by moonlight and starlight Bright oceans peer out from behind blackened lashes Veiled only by soft shadows of towering branches Her scarlet mantle flows with each seductive turn With arms flying free, revealing an unguarded heart Her song is sanguine fire in a sea of desire She is a dream of purpose and passion I shall never know

To express my deepest hopes, in sum I would ardently implore The drowning soul that I've become To breathe free air and swim once more