Submissions by perfect_paradox

The room I occupy is silent, except for the faint humming of the ceiling fan and the clicking of
my fingers against little plastic buttons that do my bidding.

*Silence*

If I owned a watch, I would surely hear the ticking of each second the tiny hand deliberately measured.

*Tick* *Tick *Tick*

I exit the glow of a device that once held my interest and little plastic buttons that once did my bidding. My legs are cinder blocks as they propel me down the dark and tomb-like hallway as if I am in a funeral procession and I am gravitating towards a...

Your once ancient existence, now returning
revived like a resuscitated heart attack victim

You've come to meddle in this life I've created
back for more? So tenacious.

You are a walking contradiction
Once warm and pleasant, it was...
a gratifying dip into the soul of your entity
now cold and damp is this perception
that has crumbled and withered away
in the torrent of your frigid heart

Familiar is this territory
curiosity and eagerness come into play
uncertainty is in the lead,
regret is spitting at the...