Entombed
Spelunking in the bowels of a cave,
the earth shakes;
my flashlight shuts down
and I feel my way
through a tactile ebony darkness.
A chill seeps into my bones;
sending a shiver up my spine
as scary thoughts occupy my mind.
And an emptiness
hollows out my soul;
cutting loose, my anchor to reality.
Fear drips from my sweaty pores;
pooling in my heart
where hope drowns.
Feeling forsaken
and abandoned to my tears;
solitude is oppressive and all-consuming.
I'm trapped, entombed
in a collapsed cave;
and my heart cries out
for the faintest glimmer of light.
Plagued by my imagination;
I sense the face of evil lurking
in the shape-shifting shadows;
instantly paralyzing reason.
I feel strangled;
as an oppressive blackness
crushes me, and I faint into oblivion.
Copyright © Emile Pinet | Year Posted 2017
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