Modern Fable

Fear not of the man who lives down the hall,

for he was once great, before his grand fall.

Fear not of the man who yells through the walls,

everything is fine, those are his calls.

He calls for the woman who has left him alone,

she stood by his side, then he turned her to stone.

Stoning was his punishment for what he had said,

he damned her once, and then again and again.

Fear not of the man who cannot speak,

yelling is his native tongue now, you see.

He was also a blonde, though he might not recall,

it first turned to black but now he's left bald.

He was also damned to a life with no pair,

for damning his love out of useless despair.

He goes on with life with only one of each

perhaps has two locks but only one key.

He damned his love, then he damned himself,

a man with true hate and spread it around.

But now he lives alone 'cause of his unexpected spell,

this is why he's ruined, this is why he fell.

He once was a banker in downtown L.A.,

then he met the love of his life, Ela Le'Laine,

They fell in love and waited no time,

they married in the summer under the grape vines.

Although their love was as strong as could be,

he wanted a son but she couldn't conceive.

His anger turned to rage and fear entered their home,

she remained in love but he turned ice cold.

She was ready to tell him of their soon to be son,

but before she could speak he took out his gun.

"If you can't conceive, then it's not meant to be,

to hell with us both, now we'll be free."

He damned her once, and then again and again,

his face turned purple and his eyes bright red.

One wouldn't believe for what his eyes would see,

His words manifested into something obscene.

She fell to the floor and took out a box,

but she turned into stone and left nothing but rocks.

The remains of the box fell to the floor,

And shattered in pieces, his heart fully tore,

Stunned of this curse, he closed his eyes tight,

this couldn't be happening, this couldn't be right.

One blue sock laid in front of his feet,

With a pregnancy stick and the words “Daddy to BE”

But he said the words, and the words would be,

to live a life in hell, and soon he would see.

Fear not of the man who lives with no pair.

His pain took over, and this is not rare.

Live a life that is patience, live a life that is good.

Live a life that any happy man would.