Over and Over – #dark #poetry #NaPoWriMo
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There it was again, that feeling of spiraling out of control. She kept spinning around in circles, like being caught on the “Tilt-A-Whirl” at the amusement park. The constant in and out, picking up speed, slowing down, was making her nauseous. Each time she would try to escape, the spin increased, and she just tried to hold on. At least the view was interesting, that is when she had enough time to admire it, before the spinning began again. It was fine at night, though. The dizziness disappeared, as suddenly as the lights. When the dark crept in, she was able to sit quietly and finally relax. That’s when she saw him. He was wearing some kind of uniform. She jumped, he was speaking to her but she couldn’t understand him. But she could see he was getting frustrated by the fact he began gesturing to her. She finally stood and got closer to him, but the spinning began again. Quickly, she sat back down. He had had enough. He hollered, almost with an echo in his voice,
“MA’AM?”
“Yes”
Finally, he got a reply.
“It’s time to go.”
“Go? Where?”
“Home, ma’am, the malls closed”
“The mall?”
Yes, ma’am, you’ve been riding the revolving doors all day. Time to go.”
©2017 Dorinda Duclos All Rights Reserved
Photo via Pixabay CC0
31 Tuesday May 2016
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The sheer thought of moving
Devours my being
Sends my mind on a whirlwind
Unable to stop the spin
Like an autumn leaf meeting its demise
I continuously spiral
Downward, toward the earth below
Watching as the distance between
Disappears, and I am one step closer
To the ground, where I can rest
For eternity
©2016 Dorinda Duclos All Rights Reserved
Photo: Pixabay