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martiniat8
Senior Member
since 2003-06-21
Posts 897
Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic

0 posted 2011-05-29 05:42 PM


He came in from Wien
cast about as a cobblestone shadow
the stories are many,
and none of them, shallow.

These streets, these streets
he may not walk again
but his luck, like his shadow
I'm afraid, isn't that thin.

Over a year has past
since that cold February Sunday
love and loss his life
Prague had imprisoned him thusly.

So he makes his escape
fate cast the deal
thrown about on the spinning of...
Life's Fortune Wheel.

His closest friends
are a few "in the know"
when he walks through the airport
he hopes authorities let'm go

to reset his destination
with the help of some
new documentation
a sort of African, born-again
self-made, re-creation.

For you see, the danger is not only the mission
he will set foot in a city filled with riot,
revolt, rebellion, Tunis's new revelation.

700 wounded
300 dead
its been a week since then
and all of this filled his head

scorpions, cobras
sand and heat
a relentless sun
for too pale of feet.

But, what of his women?
What of the friends?
He travels alone,
no messages they send.

Its another dark night
the cobblestones grow silent
the people he loves
are distant and quiet.

So, tomorrow, Its just another day
"To je zivot!", "Thats life!"
in his,
in it's,
epic...

and funny way.

© Copyright 2011 Kenneth Bradley Smith - All Rights Reserved
jwesley
Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563
Spring, Texas
1 posted 2011-05-29 11:57 PM


Wow.

Painful write, my friend.  But I really liked the story you told.

j.

steavenr
Member Elite
since 2003-11-17
Posts 4058

2 posted 2011-05-30 11:29 AM


knew this had to be good when I read the line:
"cast about as a cobblestone shadow" ...and, it was

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