Seeing double story
There was a young boy of three
Who aimed to be
The quickest tricycle rider
But his trike hit the curb
And his bike did swerve
And he fell over in a heap
He hurt his head badly and bled deep
and sadly ended up in a hospital ward
on a life support chord.
A strange occurrence occurred
As he cried out his words.
He cried out to God to be saved
Or the pavement would have been his grave
God answered his plea
But a strange thing happened to be
as a miracle was set free
For the nurses swore
That when they opened the door
That in that hospital bed
there were two boys sometimes instead
Or sometimes only one
which was strange cause who was the other one?
Daniel James Noble
Saw double for days
But he didn't realise
he'd split into two sometimes
For that was day Ross became real
Although Daniel didn't feel
any different.
People didn't understand Ross was a person too
He grew out like peter pans shadow into a boy who looked exactly like Daniel
and at 5 years old was completely different with his own personality.
Sometimes Daniel would find things in his pockets he'd never picked up
Sweets and toys and shiny cups
things little boys liked but shouldn't take
He was getting a bad reputation he couldn't shake
Other little Boys would come to him too
and talk about stealing and say it was your idea it's what you want us to do
Daniel began to fear that something was amiss.
He just didn't understand this.
One day there was a thunderstorm and as Daniel was hiding under his covers
He heard a voice as clear as his own it made him shudder
Under the covers he was not alone
For Ross had finally escaped as his twin not his clone
He hit Daniel round the face and made him cry
You big twirp he said now "I have no hiding place I have to fly"
His face exactly like Daniels
Now I am going run see later spaniel
Laughing the boy ran through the front door slamming it as he went
Daniel parents noticed and started to vent
Crying Daniel screamed
It was the boy from my dream!
Ross ran out into the street
as the rain turned to sleet
and after a small time
The police picked him up
Warmed him up with a hot drinks cup
But he wouldn't tell them where he lived
So they took him into care
Ross was given up after a few months
To a family with a mum who had a bump
and a father who worked at a factory in the industrial estate
Later fate chose Ross to have a sister called Kate
Meanwhile Daniel was growing up fast
Playing sonic on the mega drive
While Ross was a bit on the naughty side he loved his sister Kate
More than anyone
and there was a change of fate
Ross, Kate and their family
Moved away from their hometown.
Now, Ross grew up to be policeman and Daniel a soldier
Kate a nurse when she was older
However Daniel was casualty of war in Iraq
scarred but with all limbs intact
Just badly burnt with facial scarring
and was cared for at Southampton General
The hospital where Kate worked as a nurse
Soon they both fell in love though it was against the rules
But Ross was protective over his sister and used the police computer as his tool
to investigate Daniel and remembered his clone
and swore to bring an end to the relationship between Daniel and his sister
For fear of secret being exposed
and the threat Daniel posed to his family
So Ross followed Daniel to his flat
Knocked on the door with a harsh beat
But Daniel being a soldier refused to give way and retreat
When Ross threatened him
Daniel then realised the man looked like him and went violently
Into an attack,
Ross fought back
But Daniel grabbed a gun he had kept hidden away
From his soldier days
And Ross seeing what he was about to do
Wrestled with Daniel through a door
Onto the floor breaking things and smashing them as they went
Then the Gun went off
Ross coughed
As blood fell from his lips
and staggered and fell
The police arrested Daniel and put him in a cell
Left in his own personal hell
Daniel went to prison
The jury found him guilty of manslaughter
Ross was dead
But a pregnant Kate mourns Ross
and wonders why it all happened
I guess life can be a series of unfortunate events
But good can always come even in a darkest moments
For Kate's child grew to be one of the wisest of children
But that is another story...
