Beyond Words Literary Magazine, Issue 12, March 2021

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B oy Sk et ch i n g M i l agr os V i l ap l an a

A ch i l d d r aw s a m ou n tai n r an ge t h at r i ses beh i n d h i s h ou se, l i ke a bi l l boar d on st i l t s h i s m oth er tow er s over h i s sh eet of p ap er Both p r ep ar e f or a ver d i ct to d esi st or con t i n u e. I n m y n ei gh bor h ood , m ou n tai n s h ave a f l ai r abou t t h em l i ke cap es r esti n g on l ad i es?sh ou l d er s. You ?ve seen th at i l l u si on , h aven ?t y ou ? T h e ol d u gly l ad y w i th a p r om i n en t ch i n w ear i n g a scar f becom es a y ou n g beau ty w i th a p r et t y n eck l ace an d f eat h er . Su p er i m p osed , on e tu r n s aw ay as t h e ot h er sn i cker s. W h at i s i t w e see th e m om en t w e p er cei ve? Sh al l w e cel ebr ate th em es as l of ty as n at u r e an d i n n ocen ce an d i n ter stel l ar od y ssey s or sh al l w e si m p ly cal l th em God al l m i gh t y ? M ou n tai n s r an ge l ay s l i ke over l ap p ed k n ees of l ad i es l ou n gi n g i n bed I f th e m oth er p r ai ses, sh e w i l l cr ow n th e boy ?s ou tl i n es on p ap er . I f sh e w al k s aw ay tal l er m ou n tai n s w i l l w al l of f th e su n - soaked v i ew th at l an gu i sh es beh i n d .

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