Today I Am Here
There once was a girl who lived in a coal mine
With her father, her mother, and her monster.
When the girl woke up every morning, her monster was the first thing she saw.
"Go away," the girl asked her monster.
"Tomorrow," he replied, "but today I am here."
When the girl went to school, her monster followed her.
"Go away," the girl told her monster.
"Tomorrow," he replied, "but today I am here."
When the girl made a friend, her monster's appearance scared them off.
"Go away," she shouted at her monster.
"Tomorrow," he replied, "but today I am here."
When the monster was not looking the girl ran out of the mine.
The light outside was so bright she tripped and fell down a well.
She fell weightless in the water and sunk to the very bottom.
Time passed in this dark, lonely place.
She began to become sleepy to a sleep she would never wake up from.
"Is this where I will live now?" she asked herself.
"I miss my mother and father," she said.
"I miss my monster," she continued.
The girl screamed out and her monster came.
Brick by brick, her monster took apart the well.
The girl escaped the well with her monster and returned back to the mine to her family.
When the girl went to go sleep, she could not.
The memories of that well haunted her.
"Monster," she confesses, "I'm afraid if I fall asleep I won't wake up."
"Today I am here," she says, "but will I be here tomorrow?"
"Yes," her monster replies, tucking her in.
"Will you?" she asks.
With her father, her mother, and her monster.
When the girl woke up every morning, her monster was the first thing she saw.
"Go away," the girl asked her monster.
"Tomorrow," he replied, "but today I am here."
When the girl went to school, her monster followed her.
"Go away," the girl told her monster.
"Tomorrow," he replied, "but today I am here."
When the girl made a friend, her monster's appearance scared them off.
"Go away," she shouted at her monster.
"Tomorrow," he replied, "but today I am here."
When the monster was not looking the girl ran out of the mine.
The light outside was so bright she tripped and fell down a well.
She fell weightless in the water and sunk to the very bottom.
Time passed in this dark, lonely place.
She began to become sleepy to a sleep she would never wake up from.
"Is this where I will live now?" she asked herself.
"I miss my mother and father," she said.
"I miss my monster," she continued.
The girl screamed out and her monster came.
Brick by brick, her monster took apart the well.
The girl escaped the well with her monster and returned back to the mine to her family.
When the girl went to go sleep, she could not.
The memories of that well haunted her.
"Monster," she confesses, "I'm afraid if I fall asleep I won't wake up."
"Today I am here," she says, "but will I be here tomorrow?"
"Yes," her monster replies, tucking her in.
"Will you?" she asks.
Purpose
Ford D'Acier Thatcher wrote this book after the first attack on Freeport as a coping mechanism for Bellamy Thatcher, who was traumatized by the event. It is not only an ode to his loyalty of family, but as a thank you for her teaching him how to read and write. Ford was unable to finish the book to satisfaction before Freeport was attacked a second time and the document temporarily lost. During his time in Wayfinders and Soul Seekers, the document was recovered, but Ford was unable to find the right words years after his revival. It became an ongoing statement for him that 'he can't die yet, he has to finish his book' as tongue-in-cheek response to his heart condition. After his passing at Ursa Minor, it was discovered the book did exist.
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