The Sparrow with a Thousand Reflections

This story foretells about the two lovers separated by chance and necessity for the sake of their community.

Beyond the remote islands of Hibiscus lies a small town called Cicadas a radiant, glamorous and wealthy community. But then an unimaginable disaster strikes them down leaving them in a great chaos through the years.

Sparrow, a man full of wits and dreams together with his comrades embark in a journey in for foods for their families. His family starves in poverty that’s why he wants to help them and those who are in need. Before their departure Lovebirds, a rich young lady lover of Sparrow says goodbye to him and promises to take care the others while he is away.

He manages to find what they are seeking giving their townsfolk an enough supplies in sustaining their daily needs. However this didn’t last longer so he and his companions set sail in a hurry to deliver the extra goods but in their way home they encounter an accident.

Here are the conversations of the hearts of the two characters from the beginning till to the very end of the story:

Lovebirds

I love happiness

 I adore togetherness

I defy loneliness

And the life of bitterness 

 

Why did you bid farewell?

Now I’m very unwell

Tomorrow can never tell

How to live a life of hell

 

There’s no hope for my life

This is the end of the line

I am going to die

There’s no need to survive

 

Now I will take my life

 In this dark and restless night

To end the pain I’m feeling inside

To end these tears in my eyes

 

Sparrow-

 

For everyone I need to become strong

Learn how to stand alone

To take flight in any storm

To survive and keep going on

 

I have to leave thee

But I’ll keep thou in my memory

Even I’m in the depth of agony

I’ll come back no need to worry

 

My life is sinking

But I can’t stop from breathing

I have to keep on trying

I will keep on holding

 

I save so many lives

I have no regrets even if I die

Forgive me for I have to close my eyes

At least, I tried to fight for my life

The Lovebirds kills herself because of the agony. She dies in vain to escape from the reality. She didn’t make use of her time to fulfill her promise, to take care of everyone and help everybody. She gives in easily because she’s not use to trials and difficulty and always in the comfort of happiness, wealth and by the others company. She dies that no one else knows about her death and in a matter that anyone can easily forget.

Sparrow dies with all nobility. He saves so many lives from tragedy. He makes difference that no one can. He’s kind enough to be a role model to their society. His death was mourned by everybody and his deeds stay forever in the hearts of many. In his memories will always be remember for eternity that there’s this young man who died in the desire to help everybody and his family, that despite knowing the danger and the risks he takes the suicide in order to survive

**Dedicated in memory of my friends’ Younger Brother

 

Connotative meaning:

Lovebirds

• people who doesn’t make out the best of their life

Sparrow

• people whose kind enough to show what is right
• and done so many great things that no words can ever describe

 

Hidden meaning:

Sparrow– My friends’ younger brother

Islands of Hibiscus– Bacacay

Town of Cicadas– his barangay

Family and community– his family

Lovebirds stanza 1 and 2– his family  Lovebirds stanza 3 and 4 till the last part– those adults and teenagers in our barangay who keep on texting, busy with their boyfriends and girlfriends do cutting classes,  didn’t study even if they have money and who live in extravagance in the expense of others while there’s this Sparrow lies in front of them that they should be realizing something than keep on talking and flirting that there’s this man who did great things compare to them that despite of poverty he still strives for his family. He stop from schooling, go to work so that they can eat every day and till his very last life he still did of what he think is right.

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