To Halikan
A boy comes of age in a new land1. The Road My mother told me to walk through the grasslands up to the Road. I’d been through the grasslands many times but had never gone to the Road. I’d only seen it from a distance. She told me to walk up to the Road and stand by one of the trees there and wait. She told me I didn’t need to wear or bring any clothes. She gave me a small canteen with some water and a napkin with a sandwich in it. She smiled at me and t...