they were starving
reaching out and feeling nothing
in a place that was unfamiliar
all walls but one
sharpened and poisoned
a locked door barring them out
She came, with the light
holding the key on a chain
the weight of it
leaving deep marks on her skin
the dark was better
they could see in the light
who would want to see in the light
we can�t bear to be in the light
our souls are already on fire
this is not how empty i am
the voice echoes
from behind the crowd
her eyes went dark
she shone brighter and brighter
the chain grew heavier and heavier
it was on the ground
she was gone in a puff of smoke
we are starving
the sun was much
different from the light
it warmed the skin
and loosened their shoulders
they were starving
their eyes brightened
with recognition
they were starving
the key weighing
heavy on each shoulder
that took it on
who knows
someone could need to go back
someday
- David Garcia Unsplash
- This is my own work and has not been generated in whole or in part by AI
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