a glimpse

My life is like being atop a fast moving river, deep in some places, not so bad in others, with a rocky bottom and several floating trees and branches to dodge along the way. In the distance, a bear watches a fish. I don't really notice him that much. Until suddenly, this enormous beast, this large, dark creature, this nameless catastrophe, pounces, feasting on it's prey without mercy, dumping my canoe and changing the course of my life forever...