DECEPTION

Dealing with deception The One: As the dark figures enlarge through the thick fog,/ He walks towards them,/ Alone and sheltered overhead. / Slowly paced, and soggy footed, he arrives./ He is unable to speak or think straight./ As he slowly lowers his head something catches his eye./ He peacefully stares;/ Stares at the beautiful flowers./ The flowers he and his wife planted along their fence./ He could still remember the aching pain of his sore, /…showed first 75 words of 590 total…

…showed last 75 words of 590 total…up and said/ “Grandson. / You’re dead!”/ He then chased me around,/ Like a fun little fray./ Slowly gaining on me like a tiger on its prey./ I could stand no more so I had to say, / “Okay, okay!”/ We stopped running and turned to each other./ Red now replaced his brown paper face./ With sweat pouring down his cheek he said to me,/ “In a race, you would win first place!”/ Bibliography My brain