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The Pen is Mightier than the Sword

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He sat there

rowing his imaginary boat

all the way across the Channel

or a mile or two anyway

 

A little blonde boy

bracers, spectacles and all

Sweat gleaming on his face

Peering at the screen ahead

Counting his time

-or was it counted for him?

 

"Just 15", he told me

"Almost through highschool"

"So what'cha doin' here?"

"Beats lying in bed all day"

 

He grimaced for half a second

as his oars pushed back

the thousandth time

 

He sat there, exercising

smiling, not a care in the world

Rowing with a sarcoma

not an eighth of an inch

from good old C3

 

A cord more fragile than silver

-more vital-

shrugged away by one

a decade my junior

 

Relaxing the pull, he stood

wiped his forehead with a towel

and walked away.

"So see ya later!"

 

I hope so Kid,

I hope so

 

 

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And another day of seeing applied relativism. Respect. Nothing but deep, deep respect.

Feedback as always welcomed.

 

And yeah, I don't show my face around here quite enough anymore (to my liking anyway ;))

 

PS, could someone please fix the missing H in the title? [Fixed]

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