Lethe Enigma

By NarcissusNarcosis

I think aloud, how did this start?
but know only how it all fell apart
I vaguely remember a love so tender
a place I used to call home.
Now by myself, this land I roam
since I said 'Leave me alone.'
Everyone is gone, no clue for how long
or how many days I've spent like this
in a daze, stumbling through the mist
with the sense someone was just here.
I get tense and try to reminisce
to the time others were near...
My memory is foggy before this morning
alarm clock, got up to brush my teeth.
Weather outside was getting stormy
as I left my house to go eat.
Arriving at the store
all seems in order
cars parked in front of the door;
but once I go in
the scene is amiss
no people, no cashiers, no screaming kids...
It looks as if all life has vanished
trying not to panic as I pull out.
I starve for contact, feel like I'm famished
at the next store, hope turns to doubt.
I grab my cell phone and call everyone I know
dial every number back-to-back, in a row.
I drive up the road, tuning through the radio
no stations, no songs, it hits home:
they're all gone
and I am in this world all alone...
Around the evening, my plight finally sinks in
I wonder to myself, am I dead and in hell?
Maybe in limbo or an insane asylum cell...
No way to tell, it feels like they all just left
and I missed them by seconds
for some reason, the pharmacy beckons.
Calling for me to come in and have a seat
enjoy the buffet, all-you-can-eat Monday...
Yes...I'll OD, and this will all be just a dream...

My alarm clock awakens me
I get up and brush my teeth
Wow, what a nightmare
it still seems quite clear...
I quickly forget the whole thing
as I dress and grab my car keys
and head to the store for something to eat...

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Copyright 2013 NarcissusNarcosis
Published on Saturday, July 27, 2013.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • Nehema On Sunday, July 28, 2013, Nehema (962)By person wrote:

    This shows so much more depth and more emotion than what you've previously posted. I love your work because it expresses emotion, sometimes trauma, but it doesn't beg for attention its just accepted. I hope you let us see more angles. I agree with kourtni, this is more vulnerable, and for me that makes it more beautiful - XXOO Scholar

  • A former member wrote: It seems a bit vulnerable considering your works feel more agitated/sarcastic then others. I liked it though, it gives us an insight into your psychy and REAL emotions. I dig it especially this line, "Maybe in limbo or an insane asylum cell..." Limbo is a bitch... I would love to see something in free verse by you. I think you actually might thrive in that style cause you have something worth saying next to a lot of 'I'm a sad reject cunt' I've seen on this site. No pressure though, you rock either way. Scholar

  • A former member wrote: Oh Bravo sir!!!! this is pretty fucking sweet, love the twist at the end, i also love the dark true realization of the pharmacy, which is damn sure where the fuck id be if there was a rapture like this, i was thinking that the moment i started reading. Scholar

  • Devilish On Saturday, July 27, 2013, Devilish (2662)By person wrote:

    I swear i thought this was going in the direction of the rapture. whew.. but i've had these kind of nightmares.. they are worse than withdrawls. god i feel you on this. brings back horrid memories.. Scholar

  • A former member wrote: i wasn't expecting this to go where it did. being completely and utterly alone would be a nightmare indeed... there is a bit of a prayer in this, i think, for someone to stay... "leave me alone" coming true... be careful what you wish for, huh? how horrid. terrible, too, is feeling lost in a crowd.... screaming inside, and no one notices or cares enough to listen, to try to fill the void, being surrounded by mindless heartless blinking drones... your voice is beautiful and resonant. i don't know how anyone could bare to leave you. Scholar

  • A former member wrote: bear* rather. i love the title, too... it's perfect. Scholar

  • blue angel On Saturday, July 27, 2013, blue angel (877)By person wrote:

    Vividly spellbound, suspended in the dreaded dream state of aloneness* A perfect day in my opinion ;)~ "the scene is amiss, no cashiers, no screaming kids...it looks as if all life has vanished" Cool... awesome title too ;)~ Brilliant write, NN*

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