At the end of the road less travel
By FallenHero
i struggle to break forth from the trees. many years i have struggled
to break through this labyrinth of the damned, to once more feel the sun
on my face, breathe deeply from the free air, and more than anything,
be able to see more than one step ahead of me. The trees close in on my,
nearly breaking my body, but never my spirit. With my last ounce of strength
I throw myself at this wall of my own making. As my world flashes into
bright light and my vision dims, i know i tried.
I awaken in a clearing steps from the abyss i have called home. As i slowly
rise to my feet i see were i am. Before me a hill with nothing but a bleached
grey tree, even in death its skeleton displays the power and awe it must
have commanded in life. The path to this titan of old is broken and over
grown, forgotten in the generations of disuse.
It takes days to struggle to the top of the trail, but days matter not
in years it has taken to reach this point. As i crawl to the peak i see
the back of a woman gently weeping. Not a woman, but a crippled angel.
She stands next to the tree with her shoulders slumped, flightless wings
crumpled down her sides.
The sight that greats my eyes is staggering. This no hill, but a jagged
bluff over an unforgiving ocean. The black waters dash themselves carelessly
against the unrelenting stone, the two locked in their eternal combat.
The onyx sea stretches out till it touches the sky, poisoned by ashes
of dreams slamming against the walls of reality. The acid rain supports
nothing but the trees that spring up to hem in our paths.
I turn to this fallen angel, finally able to see her fully. Her gothic
armor is pierced and rent offering none of the protection for which it
was meant. Her black hair whips in the wind as she hides her face from
my inquiring looks. I try to comfort her but she pulls away deeper into
the shadows of the tree. I can say nothing, my voice does not work, but
she can. All she whispers is "sorry" over and over again. She covers
her face with her hand obscuring all features no matter how I try to see.
I now know this place. I see the truth of what this opening in the world
is. I stand roaring in defiance, staring at eternity, at the base of the
last bastion of strength in this world. My guardian angel weeping tears
of blood, here at the end of the road less traveled.
Comments on "At the end of the road less travel"
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On Wednesday, September 12, 2007, urbanhumility
(1175) wrote:
your imagery is un-relenting.....your words and story stoic and solid in emotional direction.........your image has affected me this day.........breathtaking............well done