“Not a star in you, I see,” my father says.
“I worry when I think about you,” he continues.
The outside man may not be the one my father desires. However, the person inside supports the one on the outside, who is on a path leading to a blooming meadow.
Thompson Emate spends his leisure time on creative writing particularly, poetry and prose. He has a deep love for nature and the arts. He is trying his hands on different genres of fiction. He lives in Lagos, Nigeria.
Decades ago, in high school, he joined friends singing a song. One took him aside. “You’re hopeless. You shouldn’t even try.”
He vowed to never sing in public.
Today, in the nursing home, they encouraged him to join their singalong. He shook his head and wandered away.
“Curmudgeon,” someone said.
Alan Kemister is a retired scientist experimenting with more fictitious writing. He’s currently working on a climate change trilogy. Two books are published. Get the gory details at alankemisterauthor.wordpress.com.