Poetry
© Bob Barra, 7-13-07
Once upon a time, there was a land,
Of people so very odd;
Upon their heads, they all would stand;
A sight to see them nod;
Each had a callous on their head
From bouncing all about;
You’d think they all would wince with dread,
But they never let out a shout.
They all thought themselves upright,
Things were as they should be;
To mention a wrong, they got uptight,
From their point, they couldn’t see;
If one mentioned his head was hurting,
Either they would ignore him,
Or give something to stop the “blurting”;
This was how he was to them.
Then one day one of the men,
Enjoying his normal day,
Came upon a sight strange to him,
His body began to sway;
From his point, in the dust,
His eyes came to meet
Something his mind couldn’t trust,
For he saw a pair o’ feet.
“Oh! I say,” he said, surprised;
“How can you stand like that?
Can’t you see the ground with your eyes?
Aren’t you afraid you’ll fall flat?”
“Oh, you should see the sky from here,”
He said, with so much awe;
“It’s a sight to make you cheer,”
But the other just guffawed.
“Methinks you must be very mad,
From standing on your feet.
Or else you are a simple lad.
Good day, until next week!”
It seems, the lad was left unheard,
Because of the other’s callous;
For though he spoke with hopeful words,
They were met with malice.
Soon, he became the talk of the town,
With his calloused feet.
The joy he spoke made others frown,
They just couldn’t believe it.
But a few soon came to him,
Or should I say his shoes.
What he spoke broke the din,
And took away their blues.
He said to one, with loving aim,
“How does your head feel?”
Then when he spoke about the pain,
It made the others reel.
The one, Pete, began to weep,
“I’m glad you asked about me.
The pain’s so much, I can’t sleep,
And no one else can see.”
“How can they see, turned over so long?
Their heads are hard with callous,
To mention pain makes them frown,
For those heads in dust.
If you believe, you will see;
Believe, and be upright;
In that position, follow me;
You will see a greater light.”
Then, to the crowd’s surprise,
Pete acted on belief,
Stood on his feet, and saw the skies;
And thus left his grief;
But he looked down, at the ground;
It seemed so far away;
He screamed in fear; a frightful sound;
Went back to his old way.
The Upright One became real sad,
And seemed a little frustrated;
But was patient, not at all mad;
It was their state he hated.
Then the one who had guffawed,
Came and scolded Upright.
“Don’t you know we have laws;
By them, we have sight!
All we need is what guides us,
And we will be just fine;
We’re just fine, in the dust,
And some of us, we shine.”
Those like him troubled Upright;
The elders of their clan;
They followed him day and night,
To catch him in his “scam.”
These older ones from being so old,
At new things they would fidget,
They came to hate this one so bold,
For their necks were rigid.
But the few who would listen,
Stayed to hear some more.
Pete, who saw heaven glisten,
Followed with head so sore.
“How do you know how we should be?
You seem so very wise.
You seem to talk with joy so free,
When you talk about the skies.”
Upright man knelt to speak
And to him, spoke so true:
“You are meant to stand as me,
For that is how I made you.”
In his belief, he fell over,
Then stood upon his feet;
The pain left, and moreover,
He felt he was complete.
Then he looked again, up above,
Then Upright with surprise,
For he saw this man’s love
When he saw his eyes.
You see, he saw so very clear,
A man so full of grace.
He saw a life unusually dear,
Seeing him face to face.
“I believe you are the one
To set us all upright.
The truth’s so true, I’m undone;
It seems I have new sight!”
In time, Upright left,
Yet many lost their frown
These spoke so true and so deft,
Turned their world around.
Oh, and yes, the elder man,
Talked with that one, Pete.
He helped him see how he could stand,
And now he’s on his feet.
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