Old Man

Ponder. Sit. Remark. This is your reward for surviving this harsh life. Just you sit there, old man, and tell your stories. They are yours to tell.

The people lined up from front to back to see the wondrous sight. But when he stepped out, it was only a man. “But what a wondrous man!” They told themselves with the deflating feeling of disappointment. And, when everything had settled down, he slept just like a man.