embrace the suck. [open to three]

[katniss smithie.]

emrace the suck.

katniss smithie

I drive up to Ade Park on my old Harley. I pull to a stop in between a pick-up truck and a Camaro. I kill the engine and hop off the bike. To my left, a woman walks her dog in the other direction on the side walk. To my right, the rest of the cars lay still in the parking lot. In front of me lies Ade Park, my destination. I walk towards it, eyeing the swing set. That's usually where I would do my people watching. As I jump the fence to the play set-avoiding the entrance- I hit the ground slightly hard. Oops. I wince. Forgot 'bout my twisted ankle. Yep, that's what happens. I always have things that suck happen to me. Oh well! Embrace the Suck was my moto. It kinda fits my life style. Embrace the suck... I mutter to myself, still walking towards the swings. I plop down on the one most in the shade. I smiled. The shade feels good on my warm skin. I rub my arms still though. I was slightly chilled for some reason. I'm weird. I sigh, waiting for someone to walk past so I can stare at them. Hahaha. Meanwhile, I sing a song I learned as a little girl when my father was normal,

Deep in the meadow, under the willow
A bed of grass, a soft green pillow
Lay down your head, and close your sleepy eyes
And when again they open, the sun will rise
Here it's safe, here it's warm
Here the daisies guard you from every harm
Here your dreams are sweet and tomorrow brings them true
Here is the place where I love you.

Deep in the meadow, hidden far away
A cloak of leaves, a moonbeam ray
Forget your woes and let your troubles lay
And when again it's morning, they'll wash away.

Here it's safe, here it's warm
Here the daisies guard you from every harm
Here your dreams are sweet and tomorrow brings them true
Here is the place where I love you.

(c)Suzanne Collins

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When I am done, I sit in silence, swinging back and forth. I smile into the sunlight. My eyes drift to the ground in sadness. My father... I miss him... A tear slips down my cheek and I brush it away. I look down to my hand. On the inside of my wrist `Embrace the Suck` is tatooed. I smile slyly. Embrace the suck... I mutter to myself.[/div][/center]