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just a whisper in the dark.7.12.09i met Death at the end of the tunnel, sitting on a bench watching the stars.he was an attractive prospect, all garbed in a neat black suit, his bright blue eyes full of something, something i liked. Death knew me by name, and Death knew i wasn't in any hurry. we sat on the bench watching the stars. "i suppose," i said finally, 'there's no way i'm getting out of this one?' we talked about the world, the planets, the solar system and universe. we talked about art, music and theater. we talked about romance, about lovers and other emotions that robbed us of our sanity. i confessed to Death that i knew little of the troubles faced by everyone, and once the words passed my lips he fell silent. he asked me to look at him, and i did so. i studied the features in his face, unblemished and beautiful. i wanted to sit with Death for eternity. he asked me to think of all the things i hadn't done. the romance ahead of me, the art, music, theater. the things i loved that i would miss; the things i would never see that i could love. i thought, and i struggled, and as i watched, his face became sharper, his expression cruel. his eyes were no longer beautiful, but had become swollen and bloodshot. his nose was crooked, as if it had once been broken and never healed in the right position. his shoulders, which had been strong and curved, shot up into points, tearing through the dinner jacket. his hair, which had originally been thick and black, was thinning out and falling like ash. his fingers stretched into vile claws, the nails longer than the width of my head. i recoiled and fell from the bench, scuttling backwards on the grass. the smell of rot surrounded him as his skin began to change its color. through the pale skin, green veins knotted and swelled. i fought with the urge to retch. Death’s new face was foul. ‘stay away from me!’ i pleaded, throwing anything i could find at the being as i crawled backwards. i vowed that never again would i meet Death at the end of the tunnel. |
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