BOY OF FIRE
By moonphish
Tue, 05 Nov 2013
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men formed the constellations
as if stars, wild, could be tamed
they had sketched out gods and animals
then the shapes were aptly named
.
but some were kept a secret
as if manifest in shame
there's one perched in the farthest sky
and boy of fire's his name
.
there was a town called heaven
yes, a heaven here on earth
the populace was wealthy
and they all displayed their worth
.
there were lamps in every window
there were books on every shelf
and some there called it paradise
like heaven, high, itself
.
one day a fire consumed the town
a sudden wicked flash
the city, once so beautiful
reduced to smoke and ash
.
there was a lone survivor
when men rode into this land
they found a young boy fishing
and they took him by the hand
.
he was brought into their city
and was summoned by the king
who raised him like he was his son
and gave him everything
.
in time, the boy was king himself
this lad, who had survived
his kingdom, rich and fertile
with inhabitants who thrived
.
it reminded him of heaven
yes, that heaven once on earth
where the populace were wealthy
and they all displayed their worth
.
there were lamps in every window
there were books on every shelf
till the boy so full of hatred
burned down heaven by himself
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