Good Morning, Starshine

Avvvvvast, me hearties!

All this t-time, been playing p-pirates! P-P-Pirates with...with Mmmmmitch, Moraaana, Frank, Heeeenry, L, and, ha, B-Blythe, too. Mmmostly heroes, some wrong men. We found the t-treasure chest! Nnnnow we spend it on grog. I like grog.

T-Today ammmm tired, though. Today am taking nap. You can b-borrow my hat if you wwwwant, but cannot....keep it. Keh. Not forever, okay?

I wr-wrote a p-p-p-poem for mmmy friends. Everyone shares. Mmmme too! I l-learned mannny new words.......fffrom Frank's books. I wish t-to share mmmy wisdom. Some say, some ssay - dumb. I hope not. I have experience....yess? D-Does thisss make me d-dumb? Not sstupid, I hope.

Mmmy poem...I try....t-to keep Koh my jaw tight. I rehearsed.

Sunshine! Lights shine!
We come from specks.
Derivativessss, filaments
Undying solar ffflares.

BOOM!

We b-burst.
Ta da.

( Private To Asgard )

( Canto XIII )

They ssssay....stay inside. They ssssssay...we m-must move in g-g-groups...

But I am...I am t-tired of...hnnng...of hiding. Crying. I hhhave done so little. Very little. Have b-b-been a blot in the sssssunlight of...of our p-people.

Shame.

SSSuch shame.

I wish...to...to mmmake a change. In myssself. For the b-betterment of usss all. The hurts of Will, of M-Mitch, of L, of them all... I am in inner p-peril.

( Private: Mama )