Protagonist
One day I will wake up
and realize just what kind
of story I’m in. My words
will finally carry weight. I will
know how to deal with the villains,
real, flesh, natural, and imagined.
I will one day know
how best to be this human
being I’ve named myself
to be. I will be the hero of my
own short story.
JD DeHart is a writer and teacher. His chapbook, The Truth About Snails, is available on Amazon.