I see

I See

Christmas again yet Sam was alone in bed. His parents were out late again. He was angry, angry that his parents were often away. He turned to one side and tried to sleep. Beside the bed was a table and on top of it sat an apple, it was left by his mother.

He got angry and pushed the apple to the floor and tears wetted his eyes. Suddenly, he sank into his bed into a tunnel of many colors.

Soon all the colors were of lush green and Sam found himself in a forest.

He pushed himself up and saw a puppy playing with an apple. Right away, he kicked the apple away and it flew to the sky. The puppy growled at him.

“Get away!” yelled Sam as he glared at the puppy and away it went. In the distance, Sam saw a man chopping wood but he was too tired and angry to figure out where he was, so he slept on the grass. That was the first day.

Waking up, he finds an orange beside him and he eats it as he was hungry. He sees a man and his name was Know because it was written on his shirt, Know said

“I see a boy lost and finding his way,

my rooms are empty, just for today.

Will this boy come, just for tonight

and stay until, all things are right?”.

Sam followed him to the top of the hill where his house was. On his way, Sam look to the place where the man was chopping wood the day before, there was a house there now. That was the second day.

Sam sees a boy crying in the house and Know said

“I see a boy crying and not forgiving,

because he was alone and not understanding.

I see a boy crying in a bed shaped of love,

love that would spill out, if without the roof above.”. That was the third day.

It was raining and Sam was playing in the fields. On his way home, he saw the man chopping wood again and Know said “Orange and apples, pies or tarts

I see a boy covered in mud.

The orange of work and the apple of love

if he is to eat, he must be seen clean first.”.

That was the fourth day.

After cutting much wood, the man goes back home and gave his son tables, chairs, books and pencils and Know said “Seeing what I see, I let you see

Seeing what I’ve seen, do you not see?

Wanting to see what is not seen is not the way things is

What the way things is, is the apples that you and I see.”

Under his sleeves, Know took out an apple and a tear rolled down Sam‘s cheek. “it’s time to go back now.”

Sam opened his eyes and saw mother placing a present quietly beside Sam.

“I see you.” Sam said, smiling.

“I see you too, dear”.

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27^th August 2008 - today

Submission for short story competition of UM 2008

Project Child