99 – Blackness
It was sudden.
A loud noise,
The smell of
Burning rubber,
Sharp pain,
Blackness.
Who would have known
The absence of color
Could have so many shades?
Distant voices,
A sound
That could be my name,
Draws swirls
And obscure patterns
In the void.
“Can you hear me?”
Yes,
I think so…
Am I thinking?
I’m not sure I am.
Is this what they call
Senseless?
“Stay with me!”
Why?
Where am I going?
Where should I stay?
The blackness
Holds me closer,
Like a lover.
“We’re loosing him!”
That’s funny.
I know I lost myself
A long while back.
Why wold you want
To find me?
“CLEAR!”
It was sudden.
A loud noise,
The pungent smell
Of ozone,
An abrupt spasm,
Light?
The blackness folds away.
I slip out
Of its passionate embrace.
Not yet, my love.
Not yet.
“Can you hear me?”
Yes.
I can.
Why did you bring me back?
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