a staircase.
missing a step is scary
not deadly
lasts a bit
then you joke about it
maybe forget it
since it happens to everyone, anyway
a cliff.
missing a step is scary
deadly
effects are felt
and it's serious
never forgotten
and only happens to few
a staircase is not a cliff
but that's not always obvious,
not at first.
epitaph of a soul not yet dead by rev3rsor, literature
Literature
epitaph of a soul not yet dead
a candle flickers, overpowered by a sudden gust
a glowing ember, it considers extinguishing itself
"no, maybe i'll stay"
as it gradually returns to its listless, lifeless flame
flickering on, as if nothing had occurred
a pen's lines become intermittent marks, fading to an unnoticed ridge in an otherwise blank ocean
a ruined utensil, it contemplates resigning to a discarded fate
"i can keep going"
as it eases back into meaningless, monotonous life
an endless stream of shapeless ink
"but why do i continue"
i say as i flicker
as i catch on the page
"replace me"
i beg
let me torment you no more
as i fail to die
and proceed with routine
again
"