As I stirred awake, a voice whispered,
"No more struggle to keep breathing."
Perched on the edge of my bed,
It muttered,
"Your life is poisoned."
"Your life is poisoned."
My thoughts wanted to swallow me.
All I could say was,
"I need antidotes, then."
No one replied.
No one replied.
All was motionless.
The room's silence grew into
an onyx-hued balloon
an onyx-hued balloon
I hugged it close
It was amorph; twisted and muttered something
looked like the essence of nothingness
with lips as cold as the wall,
contorted in a snarl;
Its tongue, frozen solid to metal,
touched my mouth
contorted in a snarl;
Its tongue, frozen solid to metal,
touched my mouth
Its claws tore into my back,
cleaved a gap,
settled between my lungs,
cleaved a gap,
settled between my lungs,
then, It peacefully fell asleep ------
And dreamed of demise.
While it napped,
enormous moths swarmed around it.
I counted them.
It's possible that I fainted.
enormous moths swarmed around it.
I counted them.
It's possible that I fainted.
After that, I woke up again.
The voice returned:
"No more struggle to keep surviving."
Sitting by my side,
it sneered, "You're alone."
it sneered, "You're alone."
I did not answer.
My thoughts wanted to mock me.
Nobody answered.
Nothing moved.
So, I slept back.
I surrendered to the silhouettes,
And let the loneliness embrace me as I lay.
All I could think was,
"I do not care."
Nobody answered.
Nothing moved.
So, I slept back.
I surrendered to the silhouettes,
And let the loneliness embrace me as I lay.
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