Hiding behind a curtain of darkness
it sees time pass
a wallflower, silent and nearly invisible
It was there when life began
with the big bang
it will be there
when the apocalypse hits
its there at every turn you take
but hiding behind your veil of ignorance
you dismiss it
with the flick of your hand.
Its consolation
for those who fall
deep down in the abyss
its catastrophic
for those who are at the apex of life
silently and slowly
it creeps up on you
and engulfs you
in the blink of an eye
you claw for air
wrestling with your arms
and kicking with your legs
"shh" it whispers in your ear
"the more you resist , the more
it will pain"
And then, it gently
caresses your head
cradles you in its arms
and rocks you back and forth
Hypnotized by its tenderness
lost in its serenity
you let yourself go
and the next time you
open your eyes
its right there
smiling at you
and it says
"i... am death"
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A Tangled Web of Thoughts
PoetryLet me take you on an adventure in the deep and dark vaults of my mind, where my thoughts reside as organisms, living and breathing , and growing. Each thought is unique but somewhere they connect with an enigmatic grace to form a complex web of tho...
