In Another Time

Clicked did my camera on a Myena eagerly feeding its young one. Fascinated, my heart pulsed warmly on this nature’s wonderful creation, I turned back in muse but my smile was wiped with a sight so scary; A young black girl struggled with a dagger stuck in bosom, dress torn apart. Paralysed I stood gathering my wits, knowing not I was part of a time unknown. She pointed to a small track voicing out some words incoherent and collapsed. Disoriented I followed the track shown, some steps ahead I found An infant lying in the bush, inert and naked; carefully cradle it, I did. A moan I heard, loud and agonised, I tread back the path dumbfounded. The girl’s hands flayed out desperately and her face softened in a smile. I handed her the baby, she sat ignoring her stab to hold it to her bosom. To a slap, I woke up finding myself on the grass, my camera at some distance. I stood with caution and looked around in a maze, the trees stood alert. I slept a deep sleep that night, dreamt of a happy black girl, baby in arms. She said “Thank you” with eyes glowing and vanished in the heather. A picture that came out from my camera looked quite weird, By the two birds, there was a shadow, a column of smoke it seemed! 17/07/16 Contest. In another time Sponsor: Ironik Zinc