The Abyss
A Poem Written after Quitting a Dead End Job
Darkness beneath me
My feet are free
Falling towards the uncertainty
Of it. The pit beckons,
I leave the masses behind.
The door I enter has no other side.
My vision is broken
And mind is shattered,
But I gather
That anything is better
Than nothing.
Doing nothing,
Thinking nothing,
Being nothing.
Not a thing
In the world will keep me from them,
The dreams that keep me up at night.
My sight is fixed on that distant light.
It tries to hide
But I spy the lies
That tantalize
My mind to find
Reasons why
I shouldn’t try.
I say “no more.”
No more pursuing paper
Just happiness.
The abyss
No longer frightens me.
The loneliness is ecstasy.
Freedom in the unknown.
Is it falling if I have wings?
About the Creator
Ashton Treadaway
English teacher and fiction/fantasy writer. I enjoy writing action and fast paced adventure stories.
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