Did you know I used to be a legend? It's true. There was a time
not so long ago when my exploits and adventures were spoken about in hushed
reverence. There was the donnybrook at the hospital, the gunplay, and
especially the one about the well oiled trick and the locked door (the best
one, just so you know). In my circles, many stories were told of my escapades.
Oh yes, I was a legend. The mission was accomplished, the duty was done.
Then a strange thing happened. I became invisible. "He who is
nobody". A ghost, a has been, a non issue. I see faces I've never seen,
hear names I've never known, get looks of utter confusion inside the warm
confines of my own circle. Those with whom I shared blood, sweat, and tears now
look right past me. How can this even be? Do memories fade so quickly? Is glory
not forever?
These answers I do not know. I just ponder them, a nameless face
in a nameless crowd. One of many fallen leaves, gently pushed down the river to
the ocean of anonymity.
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