Aftermath

She blinked open her eyes. The brilliant wash of sunlight hit her face. Only this time around, it mocked the darkness that was booming inside her.

She shut her eyes again and let out a deep sigh. Was that the piercing sound of uncertainty that enveloped her? Or the blatant silence of those false words that now made her bleed from the inside?

She bit her lip and let go a sniffle. Was it really so unholy to give in to temptation?


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Void

Just when you turned away,
And the stabbing pain caught my breath,
I realized it was never meant to be.