The Walk Of The Magic Man

A Story by Taylor Jackson

Story of a Magic Man who lost his way to belief arrogance.

PART I:

There once was a magic man who walked the magic route.

The stories say when he spoke the truth in turn his magic grew.

Now during the magic man's pursuit of truth one thing he knew was true.

For one mistaken misspoken truth, his life he would one day rue.

As truth remained his power too, his faulted body knew.

That with one wrong misspoken truth, his end would follow too.

Now when he faced the magic route he found but many youths.

And when he face the many youths they challenged his magic truths.

One spoke with sharpened tongue, and said "..there were no truths!"

And to this the magic man said "son it's because your youth!

With life all things can change and grow, but all you'll never know."

This was the truth the man said he knew, and the youth agreed it too.

With their surprise, and opened eyes, a truth now the youths knew too.

PART II:

The magic man continued to walk down the magic route he took,

and to his surprise and blood shot eyes, a man a drunk was stood.

The man said "..man, yes, a magic man come here and grant me wealth,

for I am astray and have lost my way and a drink will calm thyself."

The magic man, a potion grabbed, and to the drunk he gave,

said "take this, boy, and reduce annoy, for I must be on my way."

The man drank all the potion and his eyes they did all clear,

and to his surprise had open eyes, and the drinker was flushed way.

The magic man said truth again, "my boy his life is short,

and to live by the bottle is to die, and no wealth is worth the sort."

Part III:

By this point the magic man had gained much magic power.

For the truth he spoke, in him awoke, a clarity by the hour.

While walking down the trail one day the magic man approached a boy.

A smile awoke and the magic man spoke "..hey, boy, ahoy!"

"I know with your youth, my truth you seek, since your eyes fill with adventure.

I promise thee, a truth you'll see, you need for your adventure to succeed!"

The boy looked stunned and the old man was shunned, as the boy continued onward.

The man said "boy, don't be annoyed, I know it's truth you seek

..to me now turn, and lessons you'll learn now see what has enlightened me!".

The boy then turned, and the magic man burned with fire that sparked beneath him. For the truth he spoke was not provoked, and was instead forced upon him.

The boy then spoke and the magic man awoke to the lie his truth was masked in.

The boy looked at the magic man, and pity fell upon him.

For he knew the man, the magic man, for the power was his to give him.

"We seek out truth, don't force it through some eyes that don't request them.

With power comes lust by the hour, and you too were seduced.."

Lesson:

Your truth will be seen as wisdom when those who seek you ask of it, but when you force your truth on others it can be seen as belief arrogance.

© 2019 Taylor Jackson

Author's Note

You have to read this in a rhythm to fully appreciate the story. It's unfortunate that there's no recording that I can just read it myself in the rhythm it is supposed to be read in. Good luck! lol.

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VALORMORE DE PLUME

I like this and the moral. I perceive the cadence and the rhyme. Language can be such fun. You did good here. Although, it is a little bit of a chunk, where the eye needs to sort out the breaks, in order to assimilate meter. Perhaps, for the myopic, restructuring as a poem, could deliver the meter, through syllable-ic resonance.