"fiction ...   when written well, sometimes illuminates the human experience better than some factual accounts." -  

JD - quotation 

 

 

 

The time has come to set our own rules 

now is when we decide what is important, 

when we define priorities

 

it may seem unimportant to others

that matters little, 

they will be important to us 

 

We are in charge of writing a single story

our version of the truth,  an honest appraisal 

it is not supposed to be what others think  

 

When our painting is done

we will not ask strangers if the colors are correct