Inhospitable city grid dimly lit, rain's residual liquid slicks gritty asphalt glistened, blacktop igneous pavement glittering– shimmering in rigid obsidian.
Hidden within this vision visits solitude, unsolicited– loneliness exhibited, never fitting in; island imprisonment as bridges begin quivering above stygian rivers grim, abysmal reflections glint, swimming in viridian.
Water's brim risen to vertiginous limits I see flitting images of cataclysmic collision with frigidness obliterating to oblivion.
A dismal wish reminded by a grisly glimpse of figments vivid since residual shiver imprints from winter's winds whipping shins and thinning skin; I cringe, wither, wince, my eyelids squint– but I still live, so no longer motionless my frostbitten digits grip, limbs never given in to blizzard's pins or crystalline prisms– I walk, despite icy splinters and misery digging in my ambition wins.
This one took me at least a year to write, just took me a while to form it into something more cohesive (and im still not sure its as coherent of a narrative as i was aiming for 🤷♂️ lol)... still not quite satisfied with the ending but for now it just is what it is i suppose.
And because i use a rhyming dictionary and usually learn words/things as a result, here are some less commonly used words (to save anyone the time having to look them up)...
Visage (vizij) - 1. the surface of an object presented to view, 2. a person's ****** expression. Stygian (stij-ee-uhn) - of or relating to the river Styx. Viridian (vr·i·dee·uhn) - a blueish green color. Vertiginous (vur·tij·i·nuhs) - causing vertigo, especially by being extremely high or steep.