Today was the most beautiful
Most perfect of days
And I don't mean what I did
As far as actions
It was a regular day for me
I went to class and fell asleep
Then I went to the next one
And so on and so on
But when I looked outside
Dawn was nothing short of perfect
And the sky in its brilliant blue
Shone deeply like a jewel
And the sliver of moon
Was the centerpiece in a vast tapestry
My breath was taken away
As I gazed into the lightening east
And I realized that this was special
There would never be another morning
Quite like this one before me
There were no more stars
Just this perfect unrippled silk
And I felt weak and had to lean
Against the wall to keep from falling
It amazes me how everything pretty
Is all the more beautiful made
When one is feeling down as
I was standing in that upstairs hall
But I felt not so alone there
As the sky let me in on her secret
As the moon smiled just for me
And I smiled inside as well as out
I had to move away too soon
Though time had seemed to stop
Stop just for me and let me be
I went on to class missing it
Wishing civilization did not
Get in the way of my life
And knowing that if I wasn't in school
I would know so much more
And be so much more than I can be now
But the memory would not
Permit me to be sad
And as I walked in the school
I could not see outside
And I didn't really think about it
Because I wasn't supposed to be
Out there anyway but inside
I'm used to that feeling now
But I never knew before that
It really was like a prison
And in my last hour
Just before we were to be released
The teacher had to point out the sky
And when I looked my breath
Was taken from me once more
And I couldn't believe my eyes
The pristine beauty and untouched wealth
The sky held out to me
For me to touch with my eyes
And to feel with my heart and soul
There was that wondrous silk
Now died a lighter blue
There was no moon to adorn it
But there was the splendid sun
To illuminate such a display piece
And I almost cried tears
As much as I wept inside
And I knew where I had to go
Where I belonged and wanted to be
The bell rang and I picked up my bag
And I walked out the door
And I never wanted to walk back
In any door for as long as I live