Idol Survivor: "In This Night"

[halfshellvenus]

In This Night
idol survivor | challenge 1 | ~100 words
Quest For Fire

*~*~*~*~*

Our suspended lives
(gray with the treadmill
sameness of days)
all seek the spark
that will revive us/
transport us/ redeem us/
even set our souls on fire.

We wait to ignite
(and burn or be devoured).

But if that spark should come,
would we then seize it?
Would we breathe life
through its fiery heart,
or let it dwindle
from indifference?

Are we the yin
or the yang?
The death
or the dream?

The volcano
or the sacrificial maiden?

In the dark, we search
for light (for hope)
and we wonder
if this night
will ever end.


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Comments

[alycewilson]

I can't remember if I've ever seen you submit a poem before, but I like it! The idea of gray, suspended lives where you can't tell what's what is such a perfect metaphor for what so many of us are experiencing.

[halfshellvenus]

I don't do poetry very often, but this was a poem that wanted to be written!

Everything has been "on hold" for so long that it's hard to tell whether time is even passing. It wasn't until mid-summer that I stopped feeling as if it was still March. And a few weeks ago, I wondered why people were bringing up Halloween decorations in the middle of June!

It would be different if we knew there was an end in sight, and about how far in the future it might be. But we don't. This feels so much like many a situational-depression episode, where you're just trying to endure until it's over, and not fully living your life in the meantime. :(