How long?

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How long?

How many seconds?

Minutes...

Hours...

Days...

Weeks...

Months...

Years...

How long?

How long must I wait?

Must I sit?

Must I stand?

Must I sleep?

Must I never let my eyes shut?

What do I do?

How long?

Where am I?

Do I have to stay here?

How long?

How long have I been here?

How long have I waited?

How long must I continue to wait?

So many questions......

Not enough answers?

No...

No answers....

Silence.....

A pin drop would sound like a gunshot......

I long for that pin drop.....

I live for the gun shot....

Silence....

For this place....

Silence didn't fall....

It's always been silent....

The stories claim silence will fall when a good man goes to war......

And demons will run....

Damn the good man......

There is nothing now....

Nothing but silence.....

How long....

How long since the good man?

How long since the war?

How long since the demons ran?

How long....

How long will this silence last?

How long will I last?

How long?

How long.....


I asked for a prompt and I was given, 'How long?'
If you guys use this prompt, send it to me! I wanna see what your u wonderful people can come up with!
-A.J.Z

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