writhing in
her mind
another hellscape
trapping anyone
who looks in her eyes,
the windows
to the soul
she runs wild through
a forest of
whispering trees
calling out
but never to her
calling for the others
the betters
because she would never
be as good as them
how could they want her?
the trees whisper her name
as a crow flies above
a single feather falls
the train of shadows
moves on
stopping only
for her
she boards it
a single crow feather
as a pass
a boarding ticket
to the end of the world
the ghostly passengers stare
and turn away,
looking out the windows
to the white abyss
of snow
the endless rattling of the train
soothing
but unsettling
a bustling marketplace
when it stops
and she takes a step out the door
here they whisper too
she sees a knife glint
a golden coin falls
the train comes again
this time the pass
a gleaming gold
but now there is no train
only an umbrella
two boots
a raincoat
pouring rain
and a girl
in the middle of it all
the puddles reflecting
who she could've been
and who she was
but never her
Jan 20, 2025
Jan 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM UTC
writhing in
her mind
another hellscape
trapping anyone
who looks in her eyes,
the windows
to the soul
she runs wild through
a forest of
whispering trees
calling out
but never to her
calling for the others
the betters
because she would never
be as good as them
how could they want her?
the trees whisper her name
as a crow flies above
a single feather falls
the train of shadows
moves on
stopping only
for her
she boards it
a single crow feather
as a pass
a boarding ticket
to the end of the world
the ghostly passengers stare
and turn away,
looking out the windows
to the white abyss
of snow
the endless rattling of the train
soothing
but unsettling
a bustling marketplace
when it stops
and she takes a step out the door
here they whisper too
she sees a knife glint
a golden coin falls
the train comes again
this time the pass
a gleaming gold
but now there is no train
only an umbrella
two boots
a raincoat
pouring rain
and a girl
in the middle of it all
the puddles reflecting
who she could've been
and who she was
but never her
story poem! first time i've tried this :) (sorry it's so long the words possessed me)
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