Sliver of Hope

darkness consumes my sight

only a sliver of light shines through the crack

of a door that glides like a boat on the ocean.

flesh vibrating,

shivering

of fear, maybe

of cold mostly.

the air blankets my skin

wraps around me as i curl my knees to my chest, like

a sea dragon silently waiting and

clothes like seaweed dangling around me.

footsteps coming

coming down the hall.

heavy breathing

like a sharks theme song

he's hunting for me.

I hold my breath as silent as a fish

floating in space and time

begging for the storm to pass.

waiting to be found

waiting

for the shark to leave.

waiting for the shark to pass.

hoping the shark does not smell my sweet..

sweet peaches hang from the tree outside,

I can see them through the crack

and a shadow closes that sliver of light.

my head peers up.

the sharks haunting eye peers through

where my sliver of hope used to shine.

Mackenzie Writes