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As Told To Me


Sometimes reality is stranger than fiction,
miraculous events occur that defy logic
One such story was told to me
by someone labeled as mentally sick

This is what I heard,
this is what was told to me
This is the way it went down,
according to eyewitness testimony

He wasn't your typical hero,
she wasn't your textbook heroine
They were just simply the right people at the wrong place
Proximity variables vectoring the spatial divine

He was a dopefiend,
she was a prostitute
They both were trying to hit a lick that night,
get their hands on a little loot

This is what I heard,
this is what was told to me
This is the way it went down,
according to eyewitness testimony

He was walking down one side of the street,
she was coming his way from the other side of the street
Intersection of two lost souls were about to again meet,
when a huge burst of flames erupted suddenly

They were both equidistance
from the scene of this calamity
When they heard a wailing cry:
"My baby is trapped inside!"

This is what I heard,
this is what was told to me
This is the way it went down,
according to eyewitness testimony

The dopefiend rushed in
without giving a second thought
Ignoring the fire raging,
he ran to the cries as the smoke he fought

While the prostitute comforted the mother outside,
told her the man who ran in was a street acquaintance
That he always came through when you needed him to,
and her child was gonna be fine, to just give faith a little time

This is what I heard,
this is what was told to me
This is the way it went down,
according to eyewitness testimony

The dopefiend smashed through the upstairs door,
grabbed the frightened child and looked about ...
he calculated with certainty there was no way out
With the flames at his back, he prayed the prayer of the poor

Hoping that God would hear his cry for help,
though he hadn't prayed in a very long time himself
Then a mighty wind rushed in from somewhere below,
and the hungry fire inexplicably followed

This is what I heard,
this is what was told to me
This is the way it went down,
according to eyewitness testimony

All the windows in the house were shut and had bars,
yet a small black cloud was floating in the hallway
Going swiftly towards an upstairs outside door,
where the flames incredulously had not gone that way

A path had been opened to them somehow,
and the dopefiend rushed out with the child
As the prostitute and the mother both smiled,
their prayers had been answered from the heavenly clouds

This is what I heard,
this is what was told to me
This is the way it went down,
according to eyewitness testimony

Believe it or not if you want to;
check the facts, and verify the date
The man who told this story to me,
is my new homeless shelter roommate

Copyright © | Year Posted 2017




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Date: 2/25/2017 10:24:00 PM
Quite a read, RW! Cheers. : )
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Date: 2/25/2017 8:35:00 AM
Bravo! Applause, STANDING ovation! This kept me riveted. You know how to tell a story, I also liked the use of repetition. A well deserved 7!
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Date: 2/25/2017 7:52:00 AM
Wonderfully told Freddie, well done my friend...
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Date: 2/24/2017 2:19:00 PM
My friend, this was off the charts good. I didn't want this to end as soon as it did. The format it brilliant as is your storytelling abilities. Bravo!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Date: 2/24/2017 2:12:00 PM
Held me spellbound Freddie; very well done! God bless them both for helping out; and especially you! ~Che :)
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Date: 2/24/2017 1:35:00 PM
Wow Freddie, that is a story that keeps the readers attention. Great ending too. Well done :)
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Date: 2/24/2017 1:05:00 PM
A gripping tale Freddie, I love the ending xomo!
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