The Black Pyramid

A little boy finds a land marker
a miniature pyramid of polished obsidian
upon touching it
his hopeless stuttering is instantly cured

He plays with his twin sister
in the comfort that the hearth watches
the bricks of the fireplace
tear open like a curtain the tall obsidian bug-man silently emerges
watching with his large lizard eyes
he is accompanied by his familiar
the gnome-shade of impish intricacies

The children see their own reflection in the obsidian
just as they do in the glossy black phone screen when it is finally turned off
when the black mirror becomes the only company left

The naked adults chained to the back wall are horrified
but the children are not afraid
they know the pyramid is bigger than the largest at Giza
it only appears miniature because it is buried buried under the manicured english lawn