Ego, the Big Bang, fills space, kills time, subdues the atmosphere
Casts long shadows where stars once shined.
Luminosity of speckled stardust dimmed, unnoticed in the glow of the self-absorbed orbit.
Invisible becomes the worth of others, as they bask in the center, a sun in their own universe.
Pulling all the oxygen out of a room, as if by force. The gravity!
Silently, victim’s esteem erodes in the penumbra,
Each careful calculation meant to cast a shadow of doubt.
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E.K. Daniels
Writer, watercolorist, and regular at the restaurant at the end of the universe. Twitter @inkladen
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We'z Walking on a Path Ruled By Numbers
This road has felt endless, yet limited; every step tracked. Inching away along this path, I feel trapped. Confined. Left to this narrow passage that may one day amount to something greater. Time is not a concept. Only distance. From start to finish, I laugh and cry and attempt to convince myself that this is worth it. I cannot stray. I must keep going. Every step etched, is a step taken, is measured as more than before. I cannot even recall how I got here. Maybe I don’t even really exist. Just another tick marking off a perceived presence. Of what though? I am just another line drawn. Nothing more, nothing less.
By Oneg In The Arctic6 days ago in Fiction
Comments (6)
They suck out the light of everyone around them
Looks like we’re soul-sisters… I wrote on the same subject for the same challenge. Welcome! 🫶🏻
Oooo, this was so poignantly beautiful! Loved your Acrostic!
I enjoyed the intensity of your writing. Both the imagery and the weight within your descriptions, and I look forward to read your next writings.
Good one.
Hey E.K. “The gravity!” - That’s a good description for the feelings encountered. 😊👏