- His Fall Festival Breakdown
One day
He was Naruto
So normal and happy and
loud. The next he was a
Stranger
Rushing
out his door onto
the celebration, a wild-eyed
lost looking kid, wearing only
sweat pants.
One day
He was his sensei
so calm and quiet and
in control. The next he was a
stranger
dragging
Naruto
away from the crowd, back up
his stares, him screaming so loud that my
ears stung
One day
She was our Hokage
so reliable and good in
a crisis. The next she was a
stranger
standing
stock still with her
hands clamped over her mouth
and her eyes squeezed shut, not even breathing.
That day
we sank into
the back round, wondering
what was happening
to our life
and we asked questions
about things we knew we
weren't supposed to know about.