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2012 - Summer - Choices Entry
Three of Eraclio's Seed Cessations - 1. Three of Eraclio's Seed Cessations
Three of Eraclio’s Seed Cessations
[March 1997, central Mexico]
Cold cheeks, in bed, wool blanket up to Era
clio’s neck.‘I’ll be up before grandfather today.’
Eraclio thinks in bed.‘He always comes in
and breaks my slumber: Awake my mousy. You
need to go to the wood pile and get my lum
ber! Don’t be lazy! The day is now dawning.
You need to awaken! Aughhh! I don’t like his
calling. I like to stay in bed.’
‘But today is special.
I can feel it.
I have finally awakened before grandfather.’
Eraclio is now sitting straight in bed.
‘Tiled floor is cold without one’s sandals.’
‘It’s cold before dawn.’
Lighted candle is flickering.
‘Still lit.’
Then lit Candled hand walks out into the open patio, across to grandfather’s room.
‘It’s my turn to play his tune: get close to the bed and get ready to yell…
Oh, wait a minute: grandfather’s eyes are open, he looks like … No; this can’t be: he is dead!’
[15 years later, Orange County, southern California, USA]
…”Yes”
Was Eraclio’s answer
Yes to me
Yes to our dreams
Yes to our love
But now ‘clio lies in this bed
His heart is no longer mine
Even ‘clio’s body is animated but the miracle is
Hitherto not completed
Yet soon
After tonight
‘Clio will fly all at once
To different places
He will feel different life phases
And see and be different faces
Fore ‘clio’s lungs will breathe there
And his lenses will see elsewhere
While the other essences of ‘clio will no longer be united
His heart will soon save an other’s life and love another
No longer given to me with his
“Yes”
Said your license
A little dot told me and the doctors
That you wanted to provide
And you will,‘clio, when you leave UCI
And, you see, I do miss you
‘Clio, I remember that you wanted to fly
Feel new places
See new faces
I promised you that I would protect you
(I’m sorry that I couldn’t)
And protect your dreams too
I promised that this love that I felt then would be forever
But, unfortunately, forever is not enough time
(O God, it’s almost eight)
I need to kiss your feet one last time
Need to feel your warmth
Even though you have been, since two days ago, proclaimed clinically dead
(I still need to shave you)
(They will take you away at midnight)
All I wanted that eternal night was an affirmative answer
To my heart felt question:
‘Clio, Would you like to grow old with me? …
[64 hours earlier: Another Eternal Moment]
‘I don’t need to awaken him…. I’ll just watch him sleep.’
‘Clio thinks in bed.
‘The nightmares are no longer frequent.’
‘Head still hurts.’
Right foot glides through silk sheets until touching another’s foot and stops.
‘Almost five years since a married you, I was barely twenty two.’
Suddenly an acute pain pierces through Eraclio’s left temple.
Everything turns electric blue.
‘Thank you…… I need to be…..please don’t…. Lighted candle…’
Unguided hand stretches and grasps nothing.
By JoejoeGreene
Started May 1st, 2012
Finished May 23, 2012
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