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A Flickering Candle

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My life is flashing before my eyes
As I'm sent flying through the air
I attempt to brace myself for impact
But my body refuses to respond

It's frightening to feel so broken
Blood flows like a river from my side
There is no way I could have escaped
But that isn't what hurts most

The ones I love fill my thoughts
They drift amongst lances of pain
Watching as my body hits the ground
Crying as I cry tears of my own

This reality tastes so bitter upon my lips
All I can do is hope and pray
People rush towards my helpless body
And stare down at me with varying emotions

Suddenly I'm alone staring into the darkness
It takes everything I have not to disappear
A flickering candle burns in my heart
Maybe if I fight I can burn for those I love
I've spent time in the past wondering what it would be like to be hit by a vehicle. I've wondered about what I've written here before. To be fair, I wasn't in the best of places back then. But then again, I'm not in the best of places now either. I thought about this on my way home from work, and it's been seared into my mind since. I can't help but wonder. Don't get me wrong, I don't want to die any time soon. But.. I'm curious.

This poem is pretty straightforward. It describes someone who's been hit by a vehicle and sent flying. It describes the thoughts, the feelings. It hits me hard, and it's very emotional.

It's hard to like something like this, but I hope whoever reads it can appreciate it at the very least.
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Yiskah-chan's avatar
Knowing this feeling personally. Yah, you hit the emotions and such like pretty good. It's chaos, but you are not exactly a part of it....because you are just in a whole other state of mind. Obviously I didn't pass away. The outta body experience was there.