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The Guillotine

January 11, 2016
By kiwifruit BRONZE, Lexington, Kentucky
kiwifruit BRONZE, Lexington, Kentucky
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I let go

I fall

Into the dark abyss

The coldness engulfs me

Slowly choking me

Finally,

I'll get to know the answer to the question I've long been asking

"What is it like to die?"

I'll know soon enough

 

I can hear them now

"She is insane"

"Stay away from her"

"Don't go"

No,

No,

No.

It can't be stopped now

 

Slowly, I close my eyes

I feel my exhaustion close upon me like the jaws of a monster.

My monster. Me.

Time is slowing

Yet I am aging so quickly.

As time speeds up

To make up what is lost

A final run for the last lap of the race

The home stretch

 

Finally my tiredness envelopes me

Bringing the clock's hand to its final stop.


The author's comments:

As a child, although I was never officially diagnose with depression, looking back, I realized that I had exhinited some of the same symptoms of the disorder. Over time, my depression has faded but some pieces still remain. I wrote this during one of those times and I just wanted to share it with those who feel the same way.


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