It was a simple one. Two stanzas in length, just enough, in Anne's opinion, to open one up to a world that an author created from their own mind. Their mind, plagued with secrets, with grief. Occasionally relieved from such despair with a bought of happiness, or someone to love them. But it is fleeting, as is anything that you were trying so hard to never let go.

While no one would quite understand the significance of the poem, scratched out haphazardly across the page as though it were itching, clawing, tearing its way from the pen and forcing itself to be heard, to be memorialized in a way only those willing would find it. The scrawled out letters held more meaning to Anne than most other things, as her own adoptive mother, Marilla, had written it herself.

It was no famous poem, nothing fraught with imagery or written by an expert's hand. It was something crafted purely from the need to write it, and the tools she had to write it with. No matter what real recognition or acclaim it received from others, it would always hold a special and most exclusive spot in Anne's heart.

Her dreams were often short, nonsensical snippets of words or phrases Matthew and Marilla had spoken pieced together in a sort of poetic form, but tonight, now, it was different. Now, it represented something only Marilla could describe, that only she felt. It was beautiful in an imperfect way.

My one, my mistake, my fate

You bring me beside myself with worry and above my expectations

You grow with me, not after me

You search with me, we find together.

We hope together, we disappoint alongside-

We are together.

We stay together

We are not alone, we are not afraid,

We bring light to dark, we bring warmth to cold,

You show me how, as I grow old

We are together.

A/N: Ello all! At this point, I'm just gonna acknowledge it - with all the crazy stuff going on right now, it really is impossible for me to keep a regular or frequent upload schedule. I'll definitely do my best, but unfortunately can make no promises :( Until next time though, please enjoy this short chapter and the next uploads which should be arriving very soon! I will also hopefully be publishing some new stories (likely mostly Anne With an E related) so stay tuned if you're interested! Stay safe out there guys!