Sunday 28 November 2010

Shadow


I'm tied to a shadow.

I'd never known that I'd been lonely, till it skated by and
laced itself to my boots.

Taller than I and slightly ahead of me,
it trips me into bed sometimes, and snuffs out
the light.

Then the world is his, and so am I.


micro-fiction by Lisa Falzon.

3 comments:

  1. Wow, I don't know how you come up with all of these but they're wonderful to read :)

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  2. In the science world it's called a criticality accident.

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