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I wrote this in 1997

Posted by nish on 2024-June-11 20:34:52, Tuesday
In reply to How can the sky be so blue today? posted by French Frog on 2024-June-10 13:42:20, Monday

It's still on boywrite. I wrote it after my nephew was killed a week after flying home after spending the summer with me.

https://boywrite.ivan.net/oldmess/541.htm


Posted by nishnabe on September 15, 1997 at 14:16:53:

I dreamed that a boy could fly.

This summer he spoke of how he wished that he could be invincible--to be able to soar through the air, to sail from rooftop to rooftop, fearlessly. He wished for a "hover-board" that would allow him to glide above the ground, and wondered if it would be invented during his lifetime. I explained the physics to him, how it might be possible with superconductors, but it could only work over a special surface. This method was not acceptable to him, for he would not tolerate being confined to such an area.

But a day arrived that he was moving across the ground, still limited by the forces of friction and gravity, when the sudden blow came that knocked the boy free from his body. In that instant, he discovered a new means of movement, and it was no longer subject to the laws of physics. I saw him. He was discovering how to mount to great heights, from which he could gather speed in descending, and then propel himself across the ground, over any terrain, rocks, or rivers. His momentary glance showed that he saw me, although he pretended not to, because he did not wish to be interrupted from his sport. To a boy, free flight is important business, not to be treated frivolously or terminated before he is ready. I called to him to come back, that we need him. He nodded "Okay, but right after this," and continued in his flight. I could no longer keep up, nor wait, because the time that passes as merely a flash in his eye, is an eternity for me.

All boys die. For most, the man that they are to become, eventually seizes the body and takes over the spirit, and shackles himself to the concerns of adulthood. This boy will never know the cruel fate that the others must face. He will always be the boy, forever, invincible.



nish

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