Swirls of Blue
Written by Joshua Royce

A girl with a red ribbon
Cries out in psychic dreams
Help Help
Her world is now
A swirl of blue
She cuddles her bear and
Keeps a cheery smile
On her face
But in her mind
Help Help
Come to me
I am lost
For now or forever
In a swirl of blue

A raven of black fortune
Steals her luck
A man with a hood
Steals her soul
She fights back with
A frying pan
A powerful strike
Defends her for now
But for later she yells
In her mind
Help Help
Come to me
I am lost
For now or forever
In a swirl of blue

In her home
There are screams
Panic! Alarm!
Blue is evil
Fight the evil
But resistance is poor
Evil is skulking into hearts
With a swirl of blue
They open their mouths
To find help for their lost
Girl with a red ribbon
But no sound exit their orifices
They are lost
For no sound comes from their minds
In a psychic dream
Help Help
Come to me
I am lost
For now or forever
In a swirl of blue
The girl with a red ribbon
Screams in agony
Continually
No rest
Yell for help in psychic dreams
SHOCK!
Her dreams cloud in a mist of blue
It is the end
She knows it
She knows it well
The only hope left dwells in
A boy with a baseball cap
The chance is small he can help
But it must happen!
It will happen!
He must be her savior
She yells to him
In a psychic dream clouded with blue
Help Help
Come to me
I am lost
For now or forever
In a swirl of blue

A boy with a baseball cap
Enters a place of rest
He pays the fee with money
But what he will gain
Is worth much more
He relaxes casually
Not knowing of another who is suffering
He finally enters
The realm of slumber
A girl is there!
Who?
How?
The answers are not there
In his dream
All he knows is there is
A girl with a red ribbon
Standing before him
In a blur of blue
She reaches out to him
Her hand is only an inch away
And then it goes right through him
For souls,
Not bodies,
Meet in a psychic dream
She does not open her mouth but
The boy with a baseball cap
Hears her clearly
She says
Help Help
Come to me
I am lost
For now or forever
In a swirl of blue

The boy with a baseball cap
Awakens
He must go!
He must help!
He must see!
He must do!
Mother Nature is not
His friend
She sends savages
In many forms
To stop him
She screams at him with claws of dirt
Do not go!
She roars at him with fists of leaves
Do not help!
But her deception and wickedness
Do not hinder
The boy with a baseball cap
He splinters her trees
Her statues lie shattered
Her evil allies killed
The boy with a baseball cap
He is not one to be stopped
He can only remember
These words
Help Help
Come to me
I am lost
For now or forever
In a swirl of blue

The girl with a red ribbon
Is blind with blue
The sinister blue has destroyed
Everything she once had
And truly needed
Her happiness
Her physical strength
Her innocence
Her glittery spirit
The blue has taken them all
Material possessions remain
What do they matter?
Much.
They are not important to most
But they are
All
She has left
Wait!
A bright yellow light
Uncloaks her mind and eyes
And allows her to see
But for only a moment
But in that moment
The girl with a red ribbon
Sees
A boy with a baseball cap
It must be a dream
But her powers are gone
No
It is not a dream
Psychic or abstract realities
Are never like this
It is physical
The girl with a red ribbon
Opens her mouth
Nothing
Opens her mind
Nothing
What can she do?
SHOCK
A swelling feeling emerges in her
In her mind,
No, not her mind,
Her heart
Hope gives her the gift of speech again
She says to him
Help... Help
Come to me
I am lost
For now or forever
In a swirl of blue

Light surrounds
The girl with a red ribbon
She does not know
What happens
She does know it is good
Suddenly
The blue mist
The same mist which
Enslaved her for so long
Lifted
Yes!
It finally lifted!
She opened her eyes
To behold
The boy with a baseball cap
He saved her
He loves her
A smile enters
Her precious mouth once again
She is going home
Maybe not for long
But she is going home
Never again will she utter
Help me Help me
Come to me
I am lost
For now or forever
In a swirl of blue

My precious
Little girl
I wish you safe journey
You been through enough
For one day