*photo by Rob Wicks via Unsplash

I waited for a warning
I waited for a sign
I waited for the rumblings
No sound came but my cry

I waited for an answer
To tell me what’s in store
Instead I silently took in
The opening of the floor

No one came to my rescue
No words would pass my lips
The floor just opened crumbling
Downward in the depths

The gaping darkness drew
Much closer to my feet
I could barely move
Because I could barely think

And like a nightmare flashing
Right before my tired eyes
The gaping hole engulfed me
I let out a long
S
I
G
H

*Originally Written by Bella L. on 9.21.2023