Victim
The first thing I notice,
Is the strange silence,
In comparison to the
Deafening ringing inside of
My ears.
Then the coughing.
It seems so loud,
Nearby.
Choking neighbours, strangers.
Linked together now.
Never again someone
I had never locked
Eyes with.
I scan my body.
I hear screams. Children.
It distracts me.
Somewhere.
It kills me. They are close.
Yet far away maybe.
I cannot imagine their faces.
Yet I try.
Then I try not too.
My eyes adjust. I'm left with,
Literally,
No questions to ask.
I have no words.
Or feelings.
Despite my once
Opinionated mind.
My legs have gone.
It's as simple,
And complicated
As that.
They aren't there.
I look for them.
I don't see them.
I've lost them.
I slouch and wonder if
They were ever there.
Boneata Bell
01/04/2016
Is the strange silence,
In comparison to the
Deafening ringing inside of
My ears.
Then the coughing.
It seems so loud,
Nearby.
Choking neighbours, strangers.
Linked together now.
Never again someone
I had never locked
Eyes with.
I scan my body.
I hear screams. Children.
It distracts me.
Somewhere.
It kills me. They are close.
Yet far away maybe.
I cannot imagine their faces.
Yet I try.
Then I try not too.
My eyes adjust. I'm left with,
Literally,
No questions to ask.
I have no words.
Or feelings.
Despite my once
Opinionated mind.
My legs have gone.
It's as simple,
And complicated
As that.
They aren't there.
I look for them.
I don't see them.
I've lost them.
I slouch and wonder if
They were ever there.
Boneata Bell
01/04/2016
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