Come Home Poppy

The crowd was full of anticipation, for an unforgettable night. A night fueled by the amazing voice of my old dear friend, Poppy Powers. I have followed Poppy’s eminence every since she left our home town, Brockkit, which she has kept little contact with. I missed her: all the fun we had and all the meetings we had when we spoke about what we had been through lately. Twelve years have now passed, I’ve had enough of myself. This concert is the last time I’ll think about Poppy and spend time chasing her. Only a miracle can bring us together now, and it’s healthier for me to move on and grow up.

There she stood, on the brightest of stages. My heart filled with joy and excitement making me realize how hard it will be to let her go. She stood on stage for at least three minutes as the crowd’s cheer faintly descended into an awkward silence, out of confusion of what was going on. Poppy was simply standing on stage, as it felt like I first notice how sad and tired she looked. Eventually she reaches out for the microphone and garbles something monotonously. It was inscrutable to hear what she was saying. She stepped back from the microphone as if to slap herself into focus, and tried again.

Look folks, it’s been a long time and I…I. You see I love you people but erm frankly I feel sick. Not like actually ill but well homesick. I miss my hometown as I have for a long time, I would like to go back there to see everyone again, and show them the person I’ve become. I know this isn’t what you came here for tonight, but even most stars have their own emotions and I want to go home for some time. I’m sorry about tonight, I’ll think of something to repay you with, if not you’ll get your money back for those tickets, see ya.”

I could not believe it, and so couldn’t the crowd except for the cheap folk who booed at her. She wanted to go home, back to Brockkit I presumed, on the night I wanted to forget about her. This was amazing, at least for me, I wanted to try and meet her back stage to see how she has been, but I wasn’t able to the several other times I tried. I’ll just have to meet her back in Brockkit, and we can tell each other everything we’ve been through lately, just like old times, I've dreamed to experience again.