his majestic head rised above the bushes
the onslaught of spears from the sun had left his skin bruised
damaged,
he felt the cracks of his armour , weary of the way he persists
a lonely existence on this battle field
the dry earth littered with spoils of dry bones
a reminder of the many that have fallen
his thoughts felt heavy, his knees crackled
like an old engine
why does life's journey linger with misfortune
why is pain and lose trickling about like fat merchants
trading our blissful moments for something so fowl ..so dire
so few time he could remember, as a child with a mind in tune with the earth
every moment a discovery , such a beautiful thing, the innocense
that was once but now life has bled him slowly of
his confidence,
his trust lost in those around him ,
that took his love and corrupted it with darkness, selfish and sick
those that traded their bodies for favors
those that never had love but needed it desperately
he stood in his tracks, the light blinding
the thud of his sweat hitting the ground echoed in his ears
he felt his heart beating, slowing, fading ... the silence of the moment
overwhelming him
Is this death, this sudden calm ,
he felt his eyes closing, the darkness surrounding him
that despicable void that had accompanied him all his life
Is this death?.... have you finally come?
he felt a sudden thump, a small ball of light glowing in his chest
this thing in him growing bigger and bigger
he say the threads separating from it
like the branches of rivers and streams that find there way to the ocean
I am dying?...is this my soul leaving me ?
he raised his majestic head and turn around
smiling hard , an outpouring of dignity is this , his final insurrection
a man resigned to his fate of life, not death
as he watched her beautiful frame glide towards him , hand firmly gripping
the tiny hand of his children
and he realize for the first time in a long time that what filled him was love
---a day at the beach with my family--
. Nice drop!!!!
