Running
Running faster
Running out of breath
The darkness is quicker
Passing over me
The shadows call me by name
They echo my past and shout my weaknesses
My emotions take control of me
They break down my body
I fall to my knees
The world around me darkens
Deeper and deeper I fall, into this murky sea of iniquity
I lay on my back and begin to sink
Tendrils of memories and falsehoods subsume me
Enveloping my body, my spirit, limb by limb
Only my head remains
I look up
There is a light
Tips of fingers begin to emerge
A hand manifests
Slowly reaching down to my bound and broken body
Slowly
Not quick enough
The inky blackness overtakes my head
I hear nothing
I see nothing
I feel nothing
My lungs fill with death
My eyes close
My consciousness begins to fade
I hear the last beats of my heart
...
The radiant hand emerges
Approaching slowly, a finger extended
Closer and closer
My heart stops beating
"close"
...
I feel a warmth on my head
My name is called, but in a different tone
I hear a rushing wind, snaps of branches
My body racing through the sea i was just drowning in
Emerging with a great force, defying the laws of gravity
Shooting into the light i once saw
Now awaking back into the world
New heart
New mind
New purpose
Now I must fulfill it
-Seth Kolankiewicz
