Apollo
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Night weeps watching a movie.
I hesitate about whether to speak or not.
I don't quite understand Night.
"Apollo has died", she sobs.

Rocky IV? I thought,
But it was Predator.

Hey Night, that's not Apollo. He appeared as Apollo Creed in the Rocky series. But this movie is Predator. So, he's not the former heavyweight champion, Apollo. He's playing Dillon, a CIA agent. It's a different role. See, there are some people calling Peter Falk on TV as "Columbo!", but that’s just his character name and different from the actor himself. Same thing. Leonardo DiCaprio did not die either – although his character Jack Dawson died saying "Never let go". Can’t explain well. Like saying "Here's looking at you, kid", but actually getting a wine glass at your eye would hurt, right? It's like that. So, Apollo has died, and now Dillon has also met his end, shot in the head by Predator's strange targeting. Oh, by the way, "Predator" means one that preys on others, you know? Scary, right? Anyway, listen. Even though Dillon got eaten, Carl Weathers is not dead. This is an important point, so listen carefully.

Carl Weathers will never die.

See, we'll meet him again in another movie, so no more crying, Night.

I'm wondering if I should say that.
If I really said that, Night might respond like this,

"Shut up you ass. I'm not a kid. I know that stuff already. Don't babble about such pointless things like you're talking to a fool. Go to hell, baldy."

I don't quite understand Night.
But I can foresee her reaction.
The point is.
If my words can warm her or hurt her.

I don't understand Night.
"Apollo has died," she cries inconsolably.
By her side
Not saying a word
I would play a piano
Gently hitting those keys
For Night's weeping back
Predator is essentially a crab, right?
A quiet sandy beach
A little moon light
A tiny crab quietly dancing around
A theme song for a crab
Playing a gentle music of a crab.
It might make you a little sad,
For other crabs eat the dead one.
Ssh, ssh, sssh.
With barely audible sounds, crabs will eat the dead crab.
If it becomes too sad,

tan-tan ta-ta-tan ta-ta tan-ta-ta-tan

It might not be a bad idea to incorporate Theme from Rocky.
Night, weeping Night, is not as unhappy as I think.
Surely, I might be playing the piano not for Night,
But for myself, wriggling alone on the sandy beach.

tan-tan ta-ta-tan ta-ta tan-ta-ta-tan

Get up, Rocky! Defeat Drago!
Come on, Schwarzenegger! Defeat the Predator!

Before I know it,
Night has stopped crying and looks at me curiously.
And she
Murmured,

"A cross counter in Rocky III. If everything had ended with that freeze-frame, Apollo wouldn't have died."

I can't
I can't hold back my tears.

Sitting in front of the piano, I lower my fingers onto the keys.

A clear sound rings out,

Clang



自由詩 Apollo Copyright 投稿者 2024-02-06 19:17:56
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