Poem by Algirdas Zolynas
THE SCAR
I touch your belly half asleep.
It is still there.
I dream: A railroad track
on a green field, workmen dismantling it,
tie by tie, loading the long rusted iron
onto trucks. it is hot, the men sweat.
Suddenly, grass pushes up through the gravel,
fast, like a speeded-up movie.
The workmen grow smaller, their clothes
slip off their bodies
and fall like shadows at their feet.
The sun turns green.
The naked children join hands
and run in a circle, grass
up to their hips.
They break the circle and begin to leapfrog,
one over the other, one over the other.
Where they have been,
the grass waves and closes.
From: Serena and Darien... together? No WAY! By: Mako-chan Part: eight He sighed, �Aw, Meatball Head!� he said, pointing to the sign, �It�s rated �R�, and they�ll never let you in... not wearing a Crossroads Junior High uniform, any way!� he laughed. Serena scowled, she had forgotten about her clothes... unless, �Well, just so you know, Darien, when I wear other clothes people mistake me for eighteen year olds!� �So what?� he chuckled, �it�s not like you have a change of clothes with you, Meatball Head.� Serena grinned superiority, �As a matter of fact, Darien, I DO have a change of clothes. I�ll go into the ladies room and you buy the tickets. I�m SURE they�ll let me in wearing something else!� Darien rolled his eyes, �And WHERE are these spare clothes, Serena? In your purse?� he grunted, gesturing to the tiny handbag she was carrying around, �What did you do, fold it REALLY, REALLY tiny?� he asked. Serena was about to say something VERY stupid, like how it was all in the power of a pen, but she cut herself short and said, �as a matter of fact, YES, I DID fold it into little squares. I�ll be right out.� She handed him a twenty and he rolled his eyes. Serena was being really dumb about this whole thing, wouldn�t she rather see something like Mystery Men? He sighed and stood in line, waiting to pay for the two tickets. He would�ve protested farther, but the fact was he was afraid. If he said anything else, maybe Serena wouldn�t like him as much, and he�d hate to lose his Meatball Head, not just now when he�d found her.------------------------------------ Serena scowled as she looked in the mirror. She looked about two years younger than she was in the dumb uniform, and she�d always hated having to wear them. (Although it DID save her time in the morning, she at least didn�t have to pick out her clothes!) �Well this look�s going to change, and in a hurry!� she grumbled. Checking all the stalls around her, and making sure that the door was firmly locked, she shouted, �Disguise Power (Yup, Luna would kill her), turn me into... a snappy eighteen year old version of me!� Serena felt the last of the transformation (for once a FAIRLY quick one, NOTHING like the streamers and brass band transformation she had for sailor moon) and she checked herself out in the mirror. She had her normal hairstyle, only she was wearing a tank top and some adorable shorts that showed off her long legs. Serena looked up and realized something... She was actually a little taller! She was amazed, yet she HOPED no one would notice. Especially Darien, she didn�t need him asking her why she suddenly grew four inches. Her clothes were fairly modest, but NO ONE would mistake her for a Junior High School girl. She walked coolly out to where Darien was waiting for her. When he saw her, he dropped his popcorn. Needless to say, Serena was MORE than thrilled about his reaction. �Wh, Where is y- your school uniform?� he croaked. Serena rolled her eyes, �It�s in my purse, now shouldn�t we go?� she growled. Darien managed a nod and they walked through the turn style where the ticket taker was collecting tickets. Serena looked up as they were strolling to the theater to see Darien giving her funny looks. Serena THEN noticed that she was up to his shoulder now. She smiled weakly, �I�m wearing platforms?� she said. Darien seemed satisfied with the excuse, but he still looked at her funny. Serena just smiled softly at him and tried to ignore the stare during the movie.------------------------------------
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