She looked over her shoulder br And her soul was emblazoned in fear at what she saw, br For the world, it seemed, had crept up on her. br With its rushing and its pressure, br Its coming and its going, br Its highlights and its dark places. br She was afraid, because she was just one light br In a world of a million. br She was not ready for the world, br But she found a smile when she looked upon it br And saw, with relief, that neither was anybody else. br And with the entire world in front of her, br She set her feet surely and allowed herself to say br what confidence her soul had gathered br 'I long to be there, too 'br br BRANDEN B.