Silence drenched the towns people so deeply, it was as if they were drowning in their own indifference. Not a cricket chirped, nor a gust of wind to whistle, just pure staunch silence. All were seated inside the amphitheater, if one were to glance and count, there were over 10,000 denizens occupying the area. A feat of architectural genius of the towns folk. This was proof of the desperation of the citizens to rid themselves of this cancer. The structure they were seated on was shaped like a ginormous crescent moon, with rows of seats protruding outwards in a fashion that was that of a stone amphitheater quite nicely indeed. The elder rubbed with effort, his scruffy beard and nodded in approval. copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡONfh2pHS5U
He stood proud outside the vicinity, garbed in an azure robe that reached his ankles, and a royal red sash around his hip. Although dressed finely, his face was hung and tired, each breath he drew felt weaker than the last and more steps he took the more he would sweat puddles. He walked wearily on the grey and monochrome ground, made his eyes wander across the utter lack of color in the vicinity. On the buildings that were once painted, to the very sky itself, all the realm was in black and white, a full gray infected his this land and he marched meekly onwards still .He was being led by the child known as Fandra, and was a mere ten meters behind the seats of the amphitheater so he could reach his stand, but was stopped by a man clad in nothing but grays and blacks. He wore his suit quite well, it did a great job of accentuating his protruding gut. In a monotonous voice he said unto the elder. copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4r1vPliqZU
[Mayor: Good day.. Sir... You uhh, yes, good day. I would like to thank you for... your, uhh yes, your deed. Good deed. You have done us a pleasure great. Very pleasure. Yes. Apologize. Me is... Do look okay?] copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡiUftdU9uvy
He slapped himself in his boorish monologue and shook his face. copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡlklBCn0kf6
[Mayor: Were was I? Oh yes, you do not look so good Mr. Poet, is something the matter?] copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡekxgQmB8NB
[Oldman: Me? Oh perish the thought, don't I just look like the picture of perfect health?] copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡ35vjzIeIdJ
[Mayor: Glad to kno-] copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡgy4B9GZa0f
[Oldman: Of course I'm not okay! Are you so blind that you cannot see past your own gut? I am on the verge of walking the path of the flesh, and you dare to ask me if Im okay!?] copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡgfzOvpb7yY
[Fanra: Mr? Are you mad?] copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡIC4eWDWala
The child turned to him with heavy eyes and pouted lips. copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡUCJYeTEe3F
[Fanra: Did Fanra do something wrong?] copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkU39qtlx2
Her eyes started to well as she looked into the ancient eyes of the elder poet. The colors of her clothes and skin, like water on a wall, slowly began to trickle down, revealing a ghastly gray. copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡjgEouB1rMn
[Oldman: Oh heavens no child! Do not shed tears for you are innocent! I am not mad, I am just tired.] copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡCGZlFdeksi
[Fanra: Really?] copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡZVCUZMks7S
[Oldman: Yes! Definitely! Let us hurry along now! You too man of many pounds, seat yourself.] copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡur89PDLR5x
And all three took off to their places. The girl and mayor to their seats and the poet to the stand. There he stood in front of the entire population of the town, all but one. He faced over 10,000 tired and emotionless citizens, all seated and sardined together so as many as possible could fit, and even then, a decent amount had relegated themselves to sitting on the ground around the elder. Some were bundled on the sides, others on the floor, one even tried getting on the stage but couldn’t bother. copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡeHee3TsieU
They were indeed sardined into one space to hear the poetry of their 'could be savior'. He could feel his heart beating heavily and loudly, to the point where he feared it would outmatch him in sound. A single drop of sweat dropped from the side of his brow as the time for him to perform was now. An entire town of grey, all their hopes were on this man. He to the loudest he could produce shouted into the cone he also commissioned for. copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡAeQd8PZti6
[Oldman: Citizens! Denizens! The animals unaware of the beauty of poetry! I beg for your... silence? I thank and congratulate your efforts of constructing this marvelous structure!] copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡlNxtWn7Hec
He paused for a deep breath and continued. copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡfsUtGXn8fB
[Oldman: Forgive me for not being able to compliment you more! You already know it is because of my age! I will be performing poetry for you lot! So, prepare to be reinvigorated!] copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3QQT3YI2r0
-Bear and Fairy- copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9NNHhK4osj
I woke one day feeling dreary, copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡBILvbsszBI
Turned to mirror, eyes were teary, copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡbEy1xBZgEr
Then hit my head upon a weary, copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡhOe5vvQAUi
Piece of steel that were before me. copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡTv1F1c7uMJ
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Turned myself up and ready, copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡqtPEylaoV5
Now I remembered I met a fairy. copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡHOBItCVB6H
Her name Eliza who had a query, copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡliFJ3DFqBR
But when I met her I became cheery. copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡs1lhGTCRiy
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She came and brushed her hand along me, copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡnOz2xDFc3h
She was acting rather nicely. copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4wjpNZjqRC
I stopped her act and really lightly, copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡZOCmmmew1H
Told her gently to make me a fairy. copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡMpvmr3Z7f3
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She gave me pill and lord behold me! copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡFNniaJFogG
I took the pill and thought so poorly, copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡ536BpyEoGU
That the beauty that stood before me, copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡs5e1NYpw1d
With her dazzling eyes so pearly, copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5H1tZbcEzt
Mirrored moonlight as so clearly, copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡlFwsgV0UkH
That she was, she was a beauty. copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡONM3OA1d63
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She made me meet her friend so burly, copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡlLTRe9Nf48
The hairs on his beard were rather curly, copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡWTVIWKjYYq
But I felt a dizzying swirly, copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2pCNRhyv9X
For that was when it really hit me. copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡJvJCnYMbdQ
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I turned to see her eyes were merely, copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡBIoevfv3LF
Just as fake as wings before me, copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ubL6yJSJW
But before my neighbor bore me, copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ35ujYbj9R
It was only then my pains were sorely, copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡiLzGZ5Wv8H
Grieving wounds that now implored me, copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡb9bmUiUEbE
That it'd be my time so surely. copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡAUIGp2FAlP
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Struck across the face, died nearly, copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡXhp9EkrzYD
By this bear in man's rug barely, copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡezxWfXYUxk
Dogged in time and lights out clearly. copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0Zk2jV9A2
I was robbed by bear and fairy. copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡoykNHY79x5
All around the elders immediate vicinity all but instantly lit up in color and their colors splashed from their persons, drenching them all in a rainbow of vivid lights and explosive tints! [I can see! I can see again!] they all shouted as loudly as possible, some popped their lungs with the volume of air that filled their lungs. None that experienced the florescence of the poem could help but laugh in joy. All the greys had their eyes more opened than before at the visual spectacle before them. The paint stopped emanating from the audience which could hear him, near 400. The Oldman fell to his knees fighting back the tears he felt. A few escaped. [So little!?] He thought to himself, he felt nothing but chagrin in his mind. He gritted his teeth as traces of liquid ruby's trickled down his mouth and unto his sash. [How am I to do anything more!? Damnation! Damnation!] He thought as he started to furl his brows and clenching his robes in pain. He could only think this and nothing more, his old throat could not function any more than it had for the past few days. copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡMLEkIUhHPP
[???: Elder! Thank you! I give you my all good sir!] copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2zP1URlQ0W
A shadow was cast in front of the elders' knees. He looked up to see a man in tailors' garbs and a woman in a starkly colored dress. With solitary tears running down his ruby cheeks, he could make out a murky silhouette of an average built man and an above average woman. T'was Ansen and Anna. More shadows began to cast over the elder and protected him from the sun in their shade. [We'll help you good sir!] said the radiant Lenore to the man on his knees, the same sentiment was repeated by another 50, all adorned in colorful garbs, the brightest they had. Reds, blues, magentas, greens, warm, cold, hot, all colors were seen to gather round him. A soft, nearly invisible smile peeked out of the Oldman's face and he nodded. copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡSpucccakmI
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