Author's Note: I wrote this on Halloween because an idea came to me, and it felt chilling-- just like Halloween. Hope you like it!
A moth trails
cobwebs from its wings. They drape, lifeless and dead. And the moth flutters
lightly, its movement soundless.
Although through the dark it is gone. Gone with the cobwebs and the wings. A
hum of energy ignites over my head. But suddenly I hear something. Not wings.
But footsteps. A sound petty compared to
the wings. And the death of night is still succumbing me into silence. I take a
step forward. Following my breath which takes me further into the dark. Shapes
play in front of me and lights flash in my eyes. Closing my eyes is lighter
than my surrounding room. But then I also see the moth. I open my eyes and see
nothing. I feel something though.
Closer.
Closer.
Why?
The moth is above me
in the heat. I reach for it. Jumping, my feet hit the floor like bricks. And
the footsteps increase. And again, they come closer.
I breathe through my
mouth. I open it wide when I breathe. And then I leave it open. Eat the
darkness is to make it go away. The energy draws closer and it draws in a
trail. A trail like the cobwebs. A tingling sensation breathes down my neck and
my back. My mouth is still open. I don't close it. And then I feel it.
Imagination?
Please?
Why?
And it is in my
mouth. The moth of the night. I close. And feel it flutter to my insides.
Deadly and sharp. As sharp as my knife in my hand. The cobwebs trail to my
stomach. I smile. The knife now tingles in my hand. The footsteps come closer.
Knife?
Now?
Yes.
The pouring was warm
and the moth was cold. I dig deeper into the depths. And the metal slices the
energy.
Away.
Away.
Now!
I dig deeper! I have
to, it penetrates the soul, deeper and further. That is what I want. The moth
has died and the cobwebs spiral to the floor. The dark is lighter now. But I am
closing my eyes I realize. They close and I fall. The pouring seems to be over.
Over, over! And I smile.
Over.
Over.
Now.
The footsteps are
gone.
That was really cool! I liked how you did the one word thing in between the paragraphs. I also liked how there was room to interpret it how you wanted to.
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