My Friend Apathy

Detached from themselves, the roots wrapped around their body, Sprouts grew, as the leaves formed, they d i s i n t e g r a t e d, welcomed by dampened earth. Crumpling and buckling, speckles of dirt embrace them, Cautiously consuming, the precarious affair, which bloomed, through rotted groves,

devouring time Foolishly they linger, suspended enthralled by dysfunction, temporary euphoria misleads them, gradual beams, cut through twisted oak, eating the shadow covered body, Speckles of dust,

s w i r L

Gliding along their path, You peak through the knotted branches Following scattered rays of light. Your eyes meet another, The strangers are glazed, Captivated, you As the sunlight dims, their skin, invites shadows, ensnared, a ceaseless, pattern, Delight in the facade prospects, fueled by delusion,

barren, desolate, Shadow. anticipate their muse,

akin to vultures, awaiting their carrion. Intent for their voyage, endlessly hunting

w a n d e r l u s t

yet, uncertain words, escape their wavering lips, their lethargic companion, apathy, smothers abundant desires, the slender bark scrapes, rasping along their once spry bones, leisurely it gnaws, at times, the familiar fragmented ache torments them, tender pain scatters, harboring a polluted shell, they await the splinters, not unlike shrapnel, it then cracks, fragmenting - it is so

sharp, S H A sharp R P sharp,

s h a r p, sharp, sharp

fractured branches Contorted limbs, fuse to the abandoned flare, their raspy breath, catches your focus, as your blurred vision clears, timber captures you. frantically you search for the stranger, but, as you are released from the bark, you find their eyes, reflected

they are you, Ambitions flame re-ignites although, time is fickle, the familiar comfort delirious endeavours bring, enticing your fickle self, as arduous dreams, tend to become jaded, giving in to effortless whims, is tempting, careful, careful, CAREFUL. you’re wasting away, allowing fear of the unfamiliar, of failure, of pain. win. are you content with that?

Words by Falie Klieve