Luna--Rei

To My Mother You were always there Making me laugh Drying my tears Brightening my day You were always there Scaring away the monsters The obvious demons of dreams And the subtle liars of reality You were always there To punish me when necessary Even though you didn't want to But you had to keep me safe You were always there Whenever you could be Because nobody is perfect But you tried for my sake So thank you For all you have done Because, when I needed you You were always there

Twisting, swirling, constantly moving, never at peace. That is the sight you would be met with should ever stand on the edge of the cliff and look down the length of the waterfall to the great expanse of water below. But few did this. The waterfall had a fierce reputation, one it liked to uphold. All of nature's creatures, except for the fish that were allowed to bask within the glory of its waters, kept their distance from this destructive being. But, on occasion, there would come along a foolish two-legged creature who would boldly proclaim that they could conquer the waterfall, could overcome what nature had wrought. In the face of su