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Cut! That's a WRAP! - OmegaLogos - 05-31-2018
Explanation: ACTION!
Out of the blue, Marlow stiffened and sighed a little as the world he was just in was carefully dissected and scurried away and off to other places where the sets and props were all stored by the stagehands, out of sight and mind.
He looked mournfully out beyond the now defunct cameras to rows and rows of empty audience seats where, once upon a recent bygone past, the faceless masses had cheered and booed and stomped their feets and clapped their hands. It was over and done to the final death of it!
Oh how he suddenly longed for that which was no more and never could be again!
Time moves on and humanity with it and old and age wearied men like Marlow turn to dust in the wind!
He scowled and with an explosive huff and puff, he made a sudden mad dash for the exits and blasting through the doors he dove head long up the stairs to the rooftop, where he suddenly stopped and looked around at the world he was living in.
The sky was melting in an orange purple Daliesque sunset... Overwhelming in its vastness!
Marlow stopped and stood with his face to the setting sun and closed his eyes!
He took in a long slow breath and felt the warmth run over his face like young kids run over and explore a new playground. His shaking hands tingled and tears welled up and burst forth like a damned dam damned to fail,...
Damned to drown the whole world with its sadness!
"Mr Marlow?... Mr Marlow! Is that you... what are you doing outside the retirement home Mr Marlow? Its medication time! Oh Mr Marlow are you ok... you're crying. There there... it will be ok. Your family will visit you next time. Orderly! Orderly... please come and help me with Mr Marlow! He used to be somebody!".
A young female nurse took Mr Marlow by the arm and led himm towards the young male orderly pushing an empty wheel chair... towards medication time!
Cut! That's a... [WRAP]!
Personal Disclosure: This is an old story of mine that I am reposting here on RN3 because I was inspired by Wallfire's thread ...
The old man [by Wallfire]
RE: Cut! That's a WRAP! - guohua - 05-31-2018
Very Well Done,,,,,,
RE: Cut! That's a WRAP! - Wallfire - 06-01-2018
Quote:They went with songs to the battle, they were young,
Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,
They fell with their faces to the foe.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
They mingle not with their laughing comrades again;
They sit no more at familiar tables of home;
They have no lot in our labour of the day-time;
They sleep beyond England's foam.
Robert Laurence Binyon
Should we fear old age, or should we just fear what can come with old age. In spite of everything that has come with age, im glad I have made it so far. But as age rushes to over take me, I understand that youth is wasted on the young