It was a long time ago.
I was a boy still.
The day was dark.
There was rain during the night
And the roads were wet.
I walked alone, I was alone.
Only I could hear the wind
That blew on my ears.
I kept my secrets inside me
But the wind discovered them.
Then I sat down on the ground
And a lot of tears fell from my eyes…

I was lost.
Nobody knew me
And I did not know anybody.
Suddenly I noticed that I was hungry.
My stomach shouted!
I needed to eat something.
But what?
Without money, without food…
Also suddenly I noticed that I was thirsty.
I needed to drink something.
But what?
Now without water too.
My throat also shouted!
Probably I would die…

I stood up.
I followed my destiny.
I have continued along the wet road.
The trees were wet.
I was wet by my sweat.
The time was cold
But I was hot
Because I needed to eat and to drink.
Suddenly I felt in me some drops of water.
It was the rain that arrived again.
So I joined my hands.
I got water to drink.
After a little time
I saw some short trees.
They were bananas.
Then I ate a lot of them
And I Killed the hunger.
As I was tired
Under the trees I fell down.
I have slept for a long time.
I could dream that I was in a paradise.
When I woke up
I discovered a new day
With a nice sun shining on me.
I smiled a lot.
I was in sky
Because I had died!


By Ivan de Oliveira Melo

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