WATUSI

Cherry

By moonphish

Sat, 30 Jul 2016
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5 comments
 

 

 
watusi was the shyest boy
that dwelt within the tribe
and all the other children there
would always taunt and gibe
.
each night, the young would celebrate
the rising of the moon
the drums and pipes would resonate
an ancient sacred tune
.
around the fire, the group would dance
their bones, alive and wild
but over in the bushes
stood a solitary child
.
watusi was afraid to dance
he wasn't very good
he couldn't get his body
to behave the way it should
.
one night, while he was watching
from his distant little roost
he heard a roar behind him
and he instantly vamoosed
.
he tore into the campground
clearing startled dancers, there
then stepped into the fire itself
with little feet, so bare
.
he hopped and jumped maniacally
feet, twisting, filled with pain
his knees were pumping rhythmically
just like a man, insane
.
the others joined right in with him
as if they shared a trance
and howled away beneath the moon
enraptured by his dance
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Comments

Submitted by seashore on

I really like the rhyme rythm of this, the main child-character and his story...but did find myself worrying about possible burn injuries incurred dancing in the fire...maybe a final stanza might have put my mind at rest. :(

Submitted by moonphish on

although he got some blisters

his bare feet were very tough

the tribe still goes bananas

when watusi struts his stuff

 

Submitted by seashore on

Yes!  Thank you, I can stop worrying now.

(Hope the blisters healed quickly...)

Submitted by celticman on

and now what you see is the child set free. Lovely story and rhythm and poetry. 

 

Submitted by moonphish on

thanks celtic....no children were injured in the writing of this poem