IT

It’s been thirteen long years.
Still feels like yesterday.

A hot cocoa kind of day.
Marshmallowy grey sky.
Stirring and swirling winds.

A peaceful day in the park.

Shadows dancing long behind the sun.
Leaves crunching like crackers under foot.
A typical stroll through tranquility.

At least at first.
Until IT appeared.

It was a divine kind of light.
Majestic and mesmerizing.
Colorless yet captivating.
Eerily extraterrestrial.

Dawn was not typically so inquisitive.
She mostly kept by my side.
But the light summoned her like it would most children.
So I let her explore.

How was I supposed to know?
It seemed harmless.