2022 prompt 5 / hour 5 “you’ll understand when you’re older”

 

Goddammit he had finangled his way here to the study at the centre of the castle

Only to find that the senior sorcerer’s favourite mirror only showed *clouds*?

This could not be real?

This could not be all there was?

All enchanted mirrors could show

Other lands

Other worlds

Other places

Other possibilities

Other times

Other alternatives

For what could, might, should be influenced by

The enchanters,

The magicians and

The sorcerers

But here

In the inner room

In the calm

In the quiet

There were *clouds*

There was a never ending, never failing clear sunny day

He breathed in and shook his head

This was a stupid challenge

What was he going to tell the other guys?

He was going to just have to make something up

Because seriously this made *zero* sense

All that skill

All that power

All that potential

And the senior sorcerer had a magic mirror of a sunny day with fat fluffy white clouds?

He shook his head again

Maybe his mum was right

Maybe he would just need to be older to understand some things

Then again…older people were always telling you that while either

-looking really grumpy; or

-looking really sad

He just hoped this one wasn’t sad

 

Merry – LordCricket 2022 poetry marathon