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I ran by this thing with haste, that malevolent beast as to school I went Centered In a beautiful field i never played, because we all knew of the shallow graves. We never saw them, no one dared to find them, and no one ever even looked For the other children that were buried there, trust for a child is given by word of mouth. The rumors grew, as the tulips did in the field that held That Old Red Barn. A child’s fancy, the minds plaything sometimes given over to the rule of what it thinks must be Because Jennifer said it, it must be so; I don’t dare to find out the actual truth. I’m not that brave So I leave it alone, this beautiful thing, because the cover does not always tell the story within. If I had given it a second glance and not been so scared that I didn’t notice, That just beyond the reaches of the trees at its circumference laid a house of golden hue And in those walls, a grander story than even of that of “That Old Red Barn” A family of two … now ancient to me spent their time growing corn and raising grain That would one day come to the table I sat, nourishing me and giving me strength. Letting me have the energy I need, to quickly run by “That Old Red Barn” So that I could fly past this place that they built and in their hearts would always treasure I don’t think that they knew of the fear it instilled all because of one child’s rants But now that I know and am older now, I look out my front door and see what they mean This Beautiful Field and “That Old Red Barn” once seemed a curious creature Full of fear and malevolence, they were too old to invest the time to restore it to splendor So I purchased from them all this vastness of pleasure, That Beautiful Field, and yes “That Old Red Barn” Written By: Ryland Joshua Matthews Date: 11/13/2010
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