The Haunting Sky
In those wilted hours
where the mind is a swimmer
in a lightless pool,
I thought I heard a sigh not of my own.
Heavy eyelids opened as I surfaced,
dark eyes searching an unfamiliar room.
Then that voice behind that sigh
took upon itself a form.
I gazed aghast
as my own body was revealed,
forced to watch as it stumbled blindly
from wall to wall,
then I also sighed suddenly perceiving
that this doorless place
was where all haunted nights
must come to, to once again recall
one bright fleeting day of joy
and how it died.
Copyright © Eric Ashford | Year Posted 2023
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