What Once Was...

A Whole New World

A Whole New World

The rain had finally stopped,

And I wanted out of the house,

All the fighting,

And yelling,

So I slipped out the front,

And went for a walk down by the river,

It was calm,

Peaceful,

Lovely,

I heard the frogs croak,

The birds chirp,

And the sun heated my skin,

I walked,

And then I saw it,

Shimmering,

In the distance,

I wasn't sure what it was,

So I walked,

And when I got closer,

I thought that I was seeing a mirage,

But that wasn't it,

Not it at all,

I walked closer,

And reached out,

My hand went into the fold,

And the instant chill made me jump,

I wanted to know more,

But at the same time,

I was afraid,

But I reached in again,

This time,

The chill wasn't quite so intense,

I eased in,

Not sure what would come next,

I felt it suck me in,

And I landed,

The world that had been replaced wasn't my own,

Instead,

What lay before me could only be described as a hell on earth,

But I felt something pulling me forward,

I couldn't explain it,

But I knew,

I had no choice but to follow,