Total eclipse of the sun
I awoke in the darkness
and stood motionless
unable to feel my own legs
In the darkness I stood
as if floating on air
my mind fixed on a pain
I could not feel
I imagined there was light
somewhere near
beyond the closed door
or on the other side of a shaded
window slightly cracked
I welcomed the silence
both from without and within
like a tortured creature
wishes death
It was like an explosion had
left my world perfectly still
neither spinning
nor traveling around a light
that for centuries had promised
prosperity to a diverse population
november two thousand fifteen
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“fixed on a pain/I could not feel” I love that phrase!
Thank-you, Elizabeth.
The last lines left me breathless… exactly my emotions.
It seems there is conflict and mistrust here at home and abroad…very difficult to accept at times….