Darkness, to a void

to a void

alone in a house. in the night.

shadows on a wall. on the move.

silence. listening to silence

to avoid the silence turn on the music the song

the song over and over and over

to avoid the shadows turn on the tv the

light the candles the night

to avoid the loneliness

to avoid a void

play

play with motions with the flickers of the flame

with the sound of syllables scattered in sentences

yet you are alone.

alone in this house in this night.

you will be alone, tomorrow night.

you will be alone, the night after tomorrow night.

and the next. and the next.

the house. it has so many doors, so many windows

opening to the outside, letting the light in

the wind, the echoes.

the window in front of you, it is flickering while you type this.

it's the wind touching it.

wind on window.

is that where the word is coming from?

wind. it is the same in German.

der Wind. the wind.

Wind and wind.

not many words that stay the very same.

roses do. eine Rose. a rose.

it even is a rose in France. la rose.

a rose is a rose is a rose.

maybe that is what she meant, after all. Gertrude Stein.

Stein. stone.

lang. long.

Kuss. kiss.

Wort. word.

Ozean. ocean.

change a letter

change the language.

sometimes you try to imagine

what would happen

if you were alone in a house

for a whole month.

just you the house and pencils and paper.

maybe you have to try it

one day

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Inspired by the current photo friday theme "Darkness" ...

...which made me remember this night story I once wrote, The story was first published in Empty Mirror magazines: to a void - and nice to see that Empty Mirror is still running.