Evagenisis

         The day was nice and cool, Jenn had never really liked the hot weather that came and went in the summer months. It always made her feel so stifled, cut off from air and most of all, from her mind. Hot weather had a habit of sapping her strength too, she was always at her best when it was cooler and raining. The spring months suited her just fine, and the flowers that bloomed in the forest were so amazingly beautiful that it took her breath away sometimes. She had explored the forest around the church a lot when she was little, never straying too far from the path and always bringing back flowers for the older women that worked and li

       Jenn sat on her bed sheets, smiling a little at the job she had done cleaning her room and making it look nice. The sheets were spread and flat, as she had been taught to do so many times over the years. The curtains were pulled back and the sunlight came through to shine upon her face and body. She no longer wore the robes that she had gotten used to, but instead wore a heavy cloak that hung on her shoulders and a long shirt, leather gloves as well that fastened around the wrists to keep out the cold. It was early spring, and though it had been getting warmer it was still fairly cold at night. She wore long pants that were bunched up

        Jenn walked through the hall toward the headmistresses office like a person sent to die, her eyes downcast and her hands tight around her staff as she tried to come up with words to really express how she felt at the time. She would apologize of course, she knew that she hadn't done anything wrong per say, but had a habit of apologizing for every little thing that went wrong whether or not she felt she was responsible. Nearing the door that led to the inner office, she paused and took a deep breath. She really hoped this wouldn't be too bad, but given the size of the hole in the firing range and the behavior of the high priestess, she

        The acolytes all looked at Jenn and smirked, obviously showing support for Zephyr and making no attempts to hide that fact from anyone else. Zephyr herself had already assumed the lead at the head of the group, planning on going first and making an impression. "Now, to show you how we at the church superior do things little Jenna." Zephyr smirked as she saw Jenn's expression, the look of embarrassment and the soft pink tinge that was over her cheeks and the top of her nose. Raising her staff into the air and pointing it at the target range, she lay her left foot back for support and closed her eyes. A moment later the large gemstone o

        Walking a little distance behind the younger girls as they talked amongst themselves, Jenn looked at the paintings that decorated the walls of the hallway. Old and revered church officials stared grimly from most of the portraits, most of them women but with the occasional man thrown in, giving the impression that his picture had been misplaced. The church had always been run by women, the highest officials being the High Priestesses of the capital itself, but every once in a while a man would do something of note to the church and was remembered for it. There were so many, and it always made her feel very small when she realized exac

      The sunlight broke through the heavily curtained window and splayed softly across the bed sheets, the girl lying within them beginning to stir. She had never really gotten used to getting up so early every morning even if she had been doing it for years. She guessed that she never would, but was a little grateful for the light because it kept her frequent nightmares at bay. "Oh, come on Jenn, it's time to grow up a little," she groaned softly, her hand laying delicately upon her forehead and weaving into her bangs. Like every morning, her crystal blue hair was messy on top from the way she always slept. With a sigh, she flopped back to

I feel as if this night I'm in will last forever more, like I can't find my way out of the forest though I'm sore. I miss my light I miss my moon I miss my springtime rain, though from out of the shadows I can still recall your name. What if I died tomorrow, what if I never came, would you still know that I miss you, would you still know my name? Time has passed and things have changed it never stays for long, now I sit here all alone one night writing our song. I am lost in the shadows, suffering for this art, missing you and needing you to hold me to your heart. Pheonix fire burn my body pheonix fire from above, sear my heart and seal my s

Whenever the air is heavy, and ripe with the promise of a storm, that is when I think of you. The  clouds gather in my heart, as the sky darkens in my eyes. I used to say "welcome" to the feelings you brought to my body and soul, but now it seems like a far off memory. Dreams... flood my unwaking world, of you and what never was. Like an unfinished poem left out in the rain, it dissolves into a haze and I lose myself in the words. The forest in my dreams, the tree the brook, the shadows and the cold... all bring to mind a different world. maybe one where everything was all right, long long ago. When the dragon of doubt clouds the chain of me