I am reminded of the valleys I have never seen when I look into the space between reason and defeat. Sad is the traveller with no umbrella when it rains. Dewdrops on a lilac give me hope for my future children. Piana stools bring me grief, why, I know not. I sing the grasshopper's song to beacon my family but no one replies. Disappointment has become routine. Mosquitos were once friends but after my sister's graduation, their moods have gone sour. Monsters are but misunderstood angels.