Sinking

I think I am turning into a deep-sea creature.

I’ve been sinking downwards for a while. Only, now I’ve started to feel like I am becoming part of the deep ocean.

First, I felt my mouth split open and fill with razor-sharp words. They snagged against my lips and tongue on the way out, becoming garbled nonsense, and opening my treacherous mouth even wider.

Then, as I sank deeper, my fingers webbed into fins – unable to grasp even the simplest of concepts and objects. The harder I tried, the more they propelled me down, down.

The next thing to change was my eyes. They swallowed themselves open – changing into glassy black gems. I began to see the silhouettes of those around me, moving in a fuzzy greyness, like ink dripped slowly into clear water.

Then, I became fragile to the touch. My bones turned thin, and my muscles dissolved into jelly. When I could see my skin in the fading light, it cracked like dry sandpaper – splitting and merging into the flesh below.

It was only when the darkness became complete and enveloped me did I understand how quiet things are down here. It is peaceful really, so peaceful I can hear my own heartbeat. The once thumping instrument now rang in a continuous hum.

It is also surprisingly warm down here – like the baths I used to take up above to relax. I feel the heat transfer through my thin skin, slowing my descent into a blissful float.

As I stop, my transformation completes. Sharp venomous spines shoot out from my back in abundance. I breathe deeply through a long row of wide gills; it lasts longer than any breath I could take up above.

I am no longer holding myself together despite the low pressures, but instead feeling my body held up by the high pressures. I feel a part of things here, separated from all others but a part of the ocean.

I think I’ve turned into a deep-sea creature, and I can’t bring myself to mind one bit.

A/N: This was another prompt in my writing club! I wanted to write a piece that felt like falling slowly into a peaceful solitude. I hope this worked!

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