The Boy Who Stood Still
Frost*
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It happened quite by accident
One day at home, the boy discovered hat he had an ability
An ability to remain perfectly still
For just a few minutes at first
But then with refinement and perseverance
He found he could after a time, freeze himself indefinitely
Then one evening, at home with his mother after a few hours of complete stillness, hе realized that she had lost all pеrception of him. He became part of the room, part of the furniture, part of the space of the room
He became invisible. Even to the one who had given birth to him
As the boy grew older, he would experiment with his ability in the wider world. He would disappear at his place of work. At his home and at parties
Standing in the shadows, he would simply cease to exist
The boy became estranged from the people and the world he had grown up knowing. He devoted his time to observation and deeper thinking. In the long shadows of the day, he would stand. Year after year. Watching
But that was then
I stood and watched you build them
With faces just like ours
Five figures standing without eyes
Their mouths aimed at the stars
The figures turned towards us
And soon obscured the sun
Their voices started rising
Screaming one by one
Hail Self
Hail Rage
Hail Fear
Hail Blame
Hail Lies
All rise, for The Five
Over the course of time, he noticed his physiognomy begin to change. He grew taller. 2 dimensional, thin to the point of absurdity. He took food, and water in plain sight, under the noses of people blinded by the inability to conceive such an evolution
He watched as his previous friends grew old, succumbed to disease, or self-inflicted damage and died
Eventually he was alone
Now? Who knows. But I think he’s out there somewhere still. Watching
Hail Self
Hail Rage
Hail Fear
Hail Blame
Hail Lies
All rise, for The Five
Hail Self
Hail Rage
Hail Fear
Hail Blame
Hail Lies
All rise, for The Five
One day at home, the boy discovered hat he had an ability
An ability to remain perfectly still
For just a few minutes at first
But then with refinement and perseverance
He found he could after a time, freeze himself indefinitely
Then one evening, at home with his mother after a few hours of complete stillness, hе realized that she had lost all pеrception of him. He became part of the room, part of the furniture, part of the space of the room
He became invisible. Even to the one who had given birth to him
As the boy grew older, he would experiment with his ability in the wider world. He would disappear at his place of work. At his home and at parties
Standing in the shadows, he would simply cease to exist
The boy became estranged from the people and the world he had grown up knowing. He devoted his time to observation and deeper thinking. In the long shadows of the day, he would stand. Year after year. Watching
But that was then
I stood and watched you build them
With faces just like ours
Five figures standing without eyes
Their mouths aimed at the stars
The figures turned towards us
And soon obscured the sun
Their voices started rising
Screaming one by one
Hail Self
Hail Rage
Hail Fear
Hail Blame
Hail Lies
All rise, for The Five
Over the course of time, he noticed his physiognomy begin to change. He grew taller. 2 dimensional, thin to the point of absurdity. He took food, and water in plain sight, under the noses of people blinded by the inability to conceive such an evolution
He watched as his previous friends grew old, succumbed to disease, or self-inflicted damage and died
Eventually he was alone
Now? Who knows. But I think he’s out there somewhere still. Watching
Hail Self
Hail Rage
Hail Fear
Hail Blame
Hail Lies
All rise, for The Five
Hail Self
Hail Rage
Hail Fear
Hail Blame
Hail Lies
All rise, for The Five
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