Stanzas: Monthly Chapbooks November 2014: Remembrance | Page 16

Remembering the Abyss
Aising O’Connor
I remember the stars as they dropped like flies,
One by one I watched the lights disappear,
At first unnoticeable,
Everything growing dimmer
Until I was left alone in the encompassing darkness
Without a flashlight or a hand to hold.
From my heart to my fingertips
I tried keeping the darkness at arm’s length
- As I try to keep the flashbacks at bay But the sticky tendrils forced their way into my core
Covered my eyes like wool,
and went down my throat like sea water in a storm.
It destroyed me, from the inside out,
Seared its way through me like poison
And left me cold and shivering in the abyss.
Now all I can do is remember.
Remember the abyss,
Remember the horror,
Look into the light
And hope my memory is where the abyss remains.

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