Good Morning, Starshine

Avvvvvast, me hearties!

All this t-time, been playing p-pirates! P-P-Pirates with...with Mmmmmitch, Moraaana, Frank, Heeeenry, L, and, ha, B-Blythe, too. Mmmostly heroes, some wrong men. We found the t-treasure chest! Nnnnow we spend it on grog. I like grog.

T-Today ammmm tired, though. Today am taking nap. You can b-borrow my hat if you wwwwant, but cannot....keep it. Keh. Not forever, okay?

AAAM

OOOON

B-BOAT,

ARR!

I hhhhhave a hook....annnd a p-pirate hat! Fuuun! Fun, ffffun...

Who wwwants to p-play with me?


~*~*~

B-Better than the other d-days.....b-b-better than him. Him, he came, he came and he t-talked to me. To d-die, to be reborn, to undo. Innnn my room. He ffffollowed me....

Ffffollowed me....

Keh.

Hid alone. B-But......B-But friend Mitch came. Came and sssat with me. Scared, woe! Woe, b-but we shared. I ssssaw, he saw...

We are b-brothers now. My brother Mitch. Scorned, burrrned, tried annd hanged. I ammm bursting through with hhhhappines....that he saw. For once, not alone. For once...with a b-brother.

~*~*~

B-Blythe....oh, she, oh, she........

She is.....sssso kind, so ---- like a koh mmmother. Helped me fffrom Mello.

And now....

And now....

*weeps*

I-I-I wwwwish to play nnnnow. To ssstop the bad thoughts, please.

I am in my marble form. Because I wrote a poem for Frank. It is best with an okay jaw, yes? So I will share it.

Judith

The simple truth is in you
The very life you owned
Away, but not!
Gone, but never!
In living, you are eternal
In loving, you are immortal
One long, wooden jar!
But you are there
Outside the jar.
Outside the jar
You are everywhere.

I fought Mitch. We kicked butt!

I feel confident. Walks are essential. The woods don't scare me. Most of the birds are nice. Not all of them. Not...some. But some are. Some, ah, yes....some are. Very much nice.

Mitch, can we fight again? Or Kain, you too?

L? Brother? Will you fight me? I won't cry. I promise!

I wr-wrote a p-p-p-poem for mmmy friends. Everyone shares. Mmmme too! I l-learned mannny new words.......fffrom Frank's books. I wish t-to share mmmy wisdom. Some say, some ssay - dumb. I hope not. I have experience....yess? D-Does thisss make me d-dumb? Not sstupid, I hope.

Mmmy poem...I try....t-to keep Koh my jaw tight. I rehearsed.

Sunshine! Lights shine!
We come from specks.
Derivativessss, filaments
Undying solar ffflares.

BOOM!

We b-burst.
Ta da.

( Private To Asgard )

( Canto XIII )