Of all the treasures that have been discovered, this is what was rescued. This artifact. A memory that can’t be auctioned off. A relic scared by nostalgic happiness.
That morning, amongst the smell of gunpowder and burning Diesel, we realized that the only people who cry louder than these wounded children for blood, vengeance, and desolation are the old men who order the killing of their fathers.
And from my nest in the woods I carried my ember into the wind. “Lay down your fire and rest with me.” She said. I replied by running harder into the dry brittle grass. I narrowed my sight on the farthest end of the field And struggled to keep my flame alive.
Man has reached a point on this planet where he truly needs all the friendship he can find. And in his loneliness, he needs all the birds, all the dogs and all the elephants.
He stared at me with a look that struggled to seem Indifferent, yet wanted me to notice. “Aren’t you a clever boy.” He said. The words crawled up from deep inside of him and dripped from his lips like vinegar. I could see a smile in his eyes through his emanating disdain for me. His…