Emerald's Tent
- You hear a girl yell louder
and run to the purple tent you heard
- it from. Inside a girl is standing
on a matress, her friend playing
- a flute. She dances on the matress.
Her tent is simple. Colored pieces
of cloth serve for a floor. A small low to the ground table is to your
right with four chairs around it. There is a simple brown cupboard and
a pile of more colored cloth against the tent wall. A very small fire pit
with a black pot hanging over it is in a corner. The matress is in the
left hand corner right next to the entrance of this tent. Two curtains
provide as a wall and door for two rooms. Their contents unknown. The walls
of the tent are blue, green and yellow.
You finally notice the
girl is looking at you. Her eyes startle you. They are of the deepest green.
All most like emerald's. She wears a light blue cotton blouse and a purple
shawl lined in gold around her waist. Her skirt is of a darker purple.
A large gold hoop earing hangs from her right ear. Her hair is black as
night.
Sit down and watch.
You may learn something.
She says. You sit next
to the flute player and watch as the
girl weaves a tale.
A tale of music, song, and dance.
The girl starts to dance
and sings,
I have seen many things both
horrible and freighting.
Love is like that also.
A boy falls in love with a girl
and then quickly decides he’s not.
For the girl it is to late.
And all ready she’s in love
and again for her the cycle begins...
If you asked me love is horrible
it turns deep souls into fiery pits and breaks the deepest friendship’s.
Why?
Why must love take place
I’ve seen so many good things
above
It breaks the heart and vanquishes
the mind it’s worse than hate.
Her eyes light up and
they are now a bright green.
She dances to the musical
interlude. Then sings...
Do you see why?
Why I can never love
I’m afraid of a broken heart
and of a life of death
She sits on the mattress
and asks, Are you confused by my riddle? Don’t worry. In time my tale
shall be unraveled. Emerald smiles.