FAWM 2010 Song #31: "Cassandra"

Seanye Warhol Tries To Warn The Kingdom Of The Approaching Storm

After Seanye Warhol parted from the loving family, he came upon a kingdom in a valley beyond the forest. Everything seemed normal, but he heard a woman crying in the distance. He went to see what the trouble was and found the woman sobbing on the floor. He asked her why she was crying, and she said it was because her whole town was about to be flooded, and no one would leave. He said that she should go tell everyone to evacuate immediately, but she told him that they never believed anything she said.

She was the daughter of the king, but she had been exiled when prophets said that she would bring ruin to the town. Seanye Warhol sympathized with her because he too knew what it was like to be exiled royalty. Apparently, the prophets had conspired against her because if she was out of the picture, they would surely gain power after the king died. So though the girl actually had much stronger prophetic powers than any of the royal prophets, she was exiled. One day, she foresaw the coming of a great storm that would flood the valley and destroy the kingdom. She tried to warn the citizens, but no one believed her. The storm was drawing near, and she was sad that all her people would soon be dead. Seanye Warhol promised that he would go tell the people of the village, saying he was a prophet from far off who had been sent great lengths to warn them. Perhaps they might believe him and evacuate. After the flood, they would have to believe the prophetess again and restore her to her rightful throne. Seanye did tell the people of the town, and some of them did believe him, but others still believed in the evil, power-hungry prophets and stayed behind. Seanye hoped that the prophetess would one day become queen, but he knew he had to carry on to avoid the flood and venture in search of his dreams...

Cassandra

© Sean Nolan 2010

To Katie,
I'll try to listen to you more, big sister,
Hugz 'n' kissiz,
Sean