Sandra Martyres - Elixir

He sipped the elixir
With the same degree
Of guilt or satisfaction
That Adam had
When he bit into
The forbidden apple
Offered to him by Eve

What followed was really
Quite unimaginable for him
He slipped quietly
On to the cold floor
And went into a stupor
And remained so for
Several hours to come

He was totally clueless
That the surrounding tribals
Were furiously beating
Their home made drums
To revive him or awaken him
But right through the ritual
He just remained comatose


His friends looked on
In total fear and dread
Of the weird tale that
They would have to weave
To explain to his folks
That his condition was
The result of a silly bet

Then all of a sudden
Like a breath of fresh air
In a room of tensed people
Something strange occurred
A large vase of flowers
Fell mysteriously
To the ground

The deafening sound
And the cold water
Splashing all around
Seemed to have stirred
The lifeless young man
His eyes opened wide
And he attempted to rise

He friends still suffering
From shock first stared blankly
Like paralysed zombies
Then quickly smashing the glass
Containing the remaining
Elixir they fled the place
Carrying him with them

Sandra Martyres

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