Deep breath…she regains her composure and fixes her eyes on the stones and memorizes the mouths of the ones spewing hatred at her nakedness and she is in part relieved for that familiar pain. 

As the moon crept slowly across the sky, Leo could see its reflection dancing across the moving waters below. It had been a long battle, some wins, some heavy defeats; causalities had been taken, lives had been saved…through it all he knew he never walked alone.

The American Dream.

It’s a promise that is earned. It’s a perception set by every American rooted in life experiences. We watch our parents, our family members, and family friends. We hear stories of generations no longer amongst us; tales of failures, of strikeouts, and home runs - it causes us to dream. Formed at a young age groomed as we grow, we set our sights on obtaining a goal. The American Dream is not something someone hands you it’s something you go out and persevere to attain.