Poets logo

Looming October

Time Stops Here.

By Syl De'VilPublished a day ago 1 min read
Looming October
Photo by Robert | Visual Diary on Unsplash

The air becomes threadbare.
Colors thin, almost translucent.
Sound frays and breaks the deafening silence.

October moves through the unraveling of time,
its limbs plucking strands of reality
like harp strings.
Each pluck summons a ghost
woven from memory’s loose ends.

They drift toward you like logs in a river,
their bodies patterned with forgotten moments,
their voices a loom‑song:

Nothing is lost forever.
Only hidden from plain sight.
Only waiting to be rewoven and made anew.

October offers you a single thread,
pale, trembling, alive,
and asks if you dare pull it
to see what world comes undone
or remade.

First DraftOdeinspirationalexcerptsHolidayFree Verse

About the Creator

Syl De'Vil

Air Force veteran, ex‑cop, retired bruiser, mother of eleven and one tiny heir. Bone collector, garden witch, anime gremlin. skip tracer, I throw knives, rescue roadside relics, and write worlds stitched from insomnia.

Enjoyed the story? Support the Creator.

Subscribe for free to receive all their stories in your feed. You could also become a paid subscriber, letting them know you appreciate their work.

Subscribe For Free

Reader insights

Comments

There are no comments for this story

Be the first to respond and start the conversation.

Sign in to comment
    Written by Syl De'Vil