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The Red Sky: The Native Boy

He fell in the lake,

the native boy,

who lived in island shaped like a ring

An island abundant in magic fruit

From trees whose roots drink from the lake

 

He fell in the lake,

the native boy

who had just become a man

Still young and curious

He questioned who he was

 

A boy who helped those who needed

A man who stood against unfair odds

A son who managed the hut with his father

A friend to "she"

Though he secretly loved her

 

He fell in the lake,

the native boy

The lake in which the indigenous believed special

that bore the fruit that granted long life

that solidified the scattered ashes of the dead

   into smooth blue pebbles

...that brought oblivion to those who touched a mere drop

 

He fell in the lake,

the native boy

Crossing the bridge, with a flower at hand

Preparing a speech to his closest friend

"I've loved you for a while, I must confess"

But he'd take it with him through the broken planks

 

He fell in the lake,

the native boy

It pulled him to the bottom

He tried to hold on to each memory

But each one...forgotten

 

He fell in the lake,

the native boy

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Written by
daniel-christopher-chavez
Filipino
Published
May 12, 2011
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