One moment.
That's all it takes
and the dreamy curtain surrounding life
f
a
l
l
s
to a place so far out of reach
it can never be hung up again.
This innocence that has hid life
s h a te r s
like shards of glass
And no matter how hard you try to glue
thepiecesbacktogether
the innocence Never looks the same.
Some parts go
Some parts are blindly grasped from the corner
Is this the right one?
Some parts are so stained you wonder...
"...How did I not see that before?" missing
Inocince.
The thing you've known for so long
becoming unrecognizable
because of
One moment.
First kiss?
First love?
Then a heart cracking straight down the middle
Cru
mbl
ing as you try to hold yourself together,
curled in
a tight ball in
the dark
Trying to remember a time you didn't hurt this bad.
...Try again?
Love can be found again, sure.
But never as full
Because the snake whispers
"They can hurt you too...someone already has."
And you listen because the crack cannot be ignored.
First sport?
First game?
Then a ligament tearing clean through
Putting you off the field and into the bed
Faster than a blink.
Whistle
Trainer
Hospital
Surgery
Therapy...
...Try again?
Games can be played again, sure.
But never as hard
Because the doctor urges
"Take it easy...susceptible to injury."
And you listen because the pain cannot be ignored.
First car?
First drive?
Then a noise filling your ears
SQUEAL SCREAM BANG.
Thankfully no harm
Just glad everyone is okay
Vehicles can be replaced.
...Try again?
Roads can be driven again, sure.
But never as carefree
Because the fates cry
"You got lucky...the next crash could be the last."
And you listen because the fear cannot be ignored.
The approach to life,
It won't happen to me.
The rail holding the curtain up.
ri pp ed away by that
One moment.
Dimming the world
As the darkness seeps from
behind the curtain
You tried so hard to hold up.
It slips through
your fingers
dis
appe
aring
into
Nothing.
You find this crumpled up thing
Lying on the floor.
...
...
...Ennasense?
What even is that?
About the Creator
Banana Wolf
Just a girl trying to repair her soul through writing.
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