The Man On the Cloud

Illustration by Sonnie Trotter


The Man On the Cloud


1.
Billions died on the journey. Some dragged themselves through mud until their legs were sturdy on firm ground. Some took to the sky, stumbling and tumbling like leaves in the breeze until they found their form. Some returned to the sea, tentative splashes turning into powerful dances. Some invented a man with a beard who lives on a cloud. Then they gave him the credit for all that hard work.

2.
Billions died on the journey.
Some dragged themselves through mud
until their legs were sturdy on firm ground.
Some took to the sky, stumbling and tumbling
like leaves in the breeze until
they found their form.
Some returned to the sea,
tentative splashes turning into powerful dances.
Some invented a man with a beard
who lives on a cloud. Then they gave him
the credit for all that hard work.

Cat Hughes

Posted over on Six Sentences
1. Cat's six prose sentences.
2. Line breaks by Glenn Buttkus