Monday, April 06, 2009

The Phoenix

Phoenix Fire thy beauty inspire
Mortal Men to accomplish immortal things,
Through heat and molten rain

Thy Birth is borne in utter pain

A man stands alone on a pristine beautiful beach.

The beach is immense; the white sandy shoreline stretches for miles. There is absolutely no sign of human habitation on the beach. No cigarette butts, no broken bottles, just the white fine sand. It was as beautiful as it was since the day of creation. Its early morning. The air is cold.

There’s no one there except for the man. He is tall, handsome and well built. A perfect specimen of manhood. Once he was offered a spot on the Collingwood football team. He rejected it, he hated Collingwood.

He looks out into the vast ocean, breaks into a jog, then dives into the foaming sea and starts swimming straight towards the horizon.

His name is Jack Brown and he wants to end his life today.


(to be continued)

Yau-ming Chiam copyright 2009

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