Why The Abyss Stares Back

Posted by Anna Wakefield on 5/21/2026 11:01:52 PM
( / Used for line break, // for stanza break) Time passes, fear grows / All eventualities / Seep in like poison. // A façade of peace, / An underbelly of pain. / Two halves of one world. // Cracks begin to show / Forked tails in elegant clothes / Eyes open to more. // Wide smiles show fanged teeth – / Hunched over those that still pray / Is your God alive? // Lands over the sea / We used to think they stood tall. / Now, all is falling. // I’m a Nihilist / For who could look at the world / And still have any hope.

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