It happened quite by accident
One day at home, the boy discovered hat he had an ability
An ability to remain perfectly still
For just a few minutes at first
But then with refinement and perseverance
He found he could after a time, freeze himself indefinitely
Then one evening
At home with his mother after a few hours of complete stillness
He realised that she had lost all perception of him
He became part of the room, part of the furniture
Part of the space of the room
He became invisible
Even to the one who had given birth to him
As the boy grew older
He would experiment with his ability in the wider world
He would disappear at his place of work
At his home and at parties
Standing in the shadows, he would simply cease to exist
The boy became estranged from the people
And the world he had grown up knowing
He devoted his time to observation and deeper thinking
In the long shadows of the day, he would stand
Year after year
Watching
But that was then
I stood and watched you build them
With faces just like ours
Five figures standing without eyes
Their mouths aimed at the stars
The figures turned towards us
And soon obscured the sun
Their voices started rising
Screaming one by one
Hail Self
Hail Rage
Hail Fear
Hail Blame
Hail Lies
All rise, for The Five
Over the course of time
He noticed his physiognomy begin to change
He grew taller
2 dimensional, thin to the point of absurdity
He took food, and water in plain sight
Under the noses of people blinded by the inability
To conceive such an evolution
He watched as his previous friends grew old
Succumbed to disease, or self-inflicted damage and died
Eventually he was alone
Now? Who knows
But I think he's out there somewhere still
Watching
Hail Self
Hail Rage
Hail Fear
Hail Blame
Hail Lies
All rise, for The Five
Hail Self
Hail Rage
Hail Fear
Hail Blame
Hail Lies
All rise, for The Five