Time.

Time is a funny thing. Once it has passed, it reveals things you never saw coming. The passage of time reveals the inner workings of the plot of your life that you never could have imagined for yourself.

This small town southern girl, she believes in time. (Lord knows she plans out her time like she's the one in charge of it.) Nevertheless, she believes in it. She calculates it and spreads it out. She bundles it up and gives it out when needed. She is also very selfish with it at times. She understands the value of it; like it is a gift to be given out sparingly. Time is a very real factor in her life. He will appear many times throughout her fairytale. Sometimes as the Fairy Godmother. Sometimes as the Wicked Witch.

Just like everyone else, she knows that time cannot go on forever. Her fear is that time will run out before she has experienced all of the places in her dreams. Daily tasks and everyday living sometimes take precedence over those dreams - not by her choice, however. That's just the way life is.

If she had it her way, these tasks would not trump her idealistic plans, but enhance them. They could work together, hold hands and weave their way along the open roads of this life - smiling and laughing, reminiscing about the good times they've had and all of the journeys that lie ahead. But life is not this fair. Its as if life knows time is precious, but has us book him up anyway with things that aren't important yet remian necessary to survival.

Life is tricky like that.

Do you ever think about time? How it sneaks along, sometimes crawling past us at the speed of a snail and at others, flying by so fast it leaves heads spinning.

Time is one thing that our girl can't grasp fully. While she does cherish it and believe its passage has purpose, she gets wrapped up in it. Thinking of how it slips through her fingers, focusing too much on what it holds for her in the future. Sometimes, she's afraid she's missed the present because she's been looking toward the future - contemplating her relationship with time.

She wonders why she can't simply enjoy time as it comes. Is she the only one who chases after him?