A Flash of white hot light gently pokes the corner of my eye-- leaving but a tickle, as an enticing reply. Like an itch that's hard to reach-- Or the steady suckling of a leech-- I quietly begged for more, as a collar begs a *****.
Faces swim past; Old & New, Ecstatic & Blue, False & True. Their emboldened hue, upstaged by the pacifying Sky of Blue-- FLASH Once again-- at last! FLASH !! That one came in fast... ... And in its place-- where the Majestic Blue once shone so true-- a grave disgrace; an emptiness with a rhythmic pulse slowly grew.
The Sky is dying-- and I crave another-- ***FLAAAASH*** SUCH A RUSH! And all the faces, cease their races. Saints & Sinners end their chases. All of us now, frozen in our places-- *****FLAAAASHH**** ... A collective sigh, and even the Shy begin to cry.
Growingemptiness.
An audible Stillness engulfs our ears-- finally silence after all these years. The knot in my chest embraces my spirit-- squeezing me beyond a body's limit, and suddenly it becomes more Familiar-- more Sincere-- no more pain or paralyzing fear.
The Sky has opened, disappeared and broken-- all in a spectacular soundless splendor-- and for the first time, I am **FLASH