The Kingdom



The dark is a kingdom,
The abyss.
It is possobilities, 
Possobilities that only one’s mind can create. 
It is the possibility that one step,
One step forward, 
Could lead to one's death. 

One step forward, 
Could cause insects to crawl through the eyes. 
Could cause one to fall and never stop falling. 
Could cause everything to turn to ash.
Or,
It could cause light. 

See, 
The imagination is a funny thing.
There are no limilts. 
The harder one thinks,
The more there is to be afraid of. 

So,
Is it the dark that we are truely afraid of?
Or is it the lack of darkness, 
In our heads.

 

Mary

VT

17 years old

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