Simi Steps into the Light (Excerpt)
Copyright @ L. Isabelle Martel 2021

I’m Simi the Skunk.

I live in this trunk.

 

I sit here at dawn.

My best friend is gone.

 

I lost him somehow.

I’m all alone now.

 

No raccoon named Vlad.

Without friends I’m sad.

 

(...)

 

Instead, I’m alone—

In my safety zone.

 

I want to go out,

Let go of my pout.

 

I want to be brave!

It’s friendship I crave.

 

So, I’ve made a choice.

I’m sharing my voice.

 

Tonight is the night

To conquer my fright! (...)