The Man

 

I walk out of my house one early, crisp fall morning, on a stroll to town. Walking down a long dirt road I come across a rugged man standing in the middle of my path. I had never seen anyone like this before. His beige suede hat tilted across his right eyebrow. His eyes starred me down like an eagle hunting its prey. The jean like jacket, torn cloth shirt, and big buckled belt he threw on his thin, meager body, brought me back to the early 1900 gypsy men. Across his chest lay two guns that he grasps in his skeletal like hands. One was pointing to the grey gloomy sky, and the other, pointing left. His stance was wide, and his feet planted like they were stuck in cement. He was not moving anywhere. I turned around and began to walk towards my home again, looking back every few minutes. His silhouette broadened with the sunlight, but still no movement. I think to myself, who is this man?       

Parallel Structure

I am a very appealing person. Student by day, black belt by night. I bowl a strike every time, I communicate with birds. I speed skate, tight rope walk, and perform magic. Men are hypnotized by my unbelievable chess skills. I tended to soldiers in World War 1.

I can disappear with the snap of my fingers, I can beat every Sudoku game invented in less than 1 minute. I can tear a phone book in half with my toes, I can read your mind.

I’ve sang with Shania Twain, I’ve been skydiving with Osama Bin Laden. I’ve wrestled King Kong. I’ve held my breath for 10 hours while swimming in a tank full of sharks. People turns they’re heads, as I six walk by. I’ve read every book in Penticton Public Library, I’ve starred on the hit show “Jersey Shore”.

Mondays I heal terminal illnesses around the world, Tuesdays I work for The New World Order. Wednesdays I sleep, clean, and rob banks. Thursdays I fly to third world countries and give every little boy and girl a home cooked meal. Fridays I answer my emails from God.

I once folded a thousand paper cranes, I once listened to my parents. I once went surfing in Australia, I once ate 10 Big Macs. I once built the highest building in the world. I once went to a school dance but I have never, been to College.