Reflection

Mirror, mirror, on the wall, tell me: when will you shatter into pieces and fall?

The man, who was on the verge of dying, shook his head and laughed. He laughed and laughed, but in the end a tear rolled down his cheek.

The man, who was now lying on his bed, waiting for his heart to stop beating, wondered what had he done during his miserable life. Images passed before his eyes at such a speed that he wasn't able to distinguish any of the persons who were represented. He could only hear the crrying of a child, a crying so loud, so loud!!

The man, who was now lying on his bed, searched whether any member of his family was standing near him. He found no-one but his reflection in the mirror. He remembered that all of them died during the bombing of his city. He also remembered being the only one to have survived the raid, so he turned his eyes towards heaven and said: "Thank you, hope you are suffering as well."

Then he held a knife and got ready to stab himself with it.But no sooner had he grabbed it than a jinny appeared in front of him and granted him three wishes. So the man who was on the verge of dying said:

"I wish I were a drop of water in an endless sea! I wish my family were beside me! I wish I were an eagle, a monkey, a cat or a fly! I wish I were anything but a reflection of a cruel and heartless God!"

When he said that, the knife hit his chest violently and blood covered his shirt. Before dying, the man looked up one last time towards the sky and murmured: " Even now you won't hear me say I'm your slave!"

When he died, the mirror reflected the image of a white eagle flying in the sky freely. It then shattered into pieces and fell on the filthy earth!!

© Maldoror37 - 2006