In times of anger
In times of sadness
In times of complete despair
I go outside
My bow in hand
And let arrows fly into the air.
The bow is strung
The arrow nocked
The string taut and still
As I pull
The mighty bow back
Bending it to my will.
Right next to my eye
The fletching sits
Waiting for my call
To zoom away
And wound the target
Ending the fight once and for all.
One final aim
Just to be sure
My calculations were right
Before releasing the string
And watching
As the arrow zips out of sight.
And with the arrow
Go my fears
My anger and sadness too
All dissipating
In my love
For the careful sport I do.
The arrow spins
As it flies away
And my heart soars with it too
After a heartbeat
And then another
The arrow breaks the target in two.
My excitement
I push down hard
Trying to keep it inside;
Miserably I fail
And my smile
Shows the world my pride.
I tell no one
About my triumph
Because all that it will do
Is reveal to them
My hiding place
And that's a secret between me and you.
