Michaela Hackman is a native of Latrobe, Pennsylvania and currently resides in South Carolina. Her dream when she was 10 years old was to travel the world to take pictures and write stories. Long ago she put down the pen, picking it up many years later with the compassion and grace of a woman who has seen the world, both the good and the bad. Her poetry symbolizes the search for being true to oneself and to stop living in a state of slumber. Visit her website at www.sequeltoslumber.com or email her at sequeltoslumber@yahoo.com.