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Frozen
The simple question slips past her lips,
“Did you know…?”
Nonchalant,
Like it doesn’t matter,
But it does.
It matters to me.
I’m stuck,
Locked in this terror.
Icy
Terrifying
Too stunned to reply
Mouth agape,
Hoping I don’t
Shriek
Collapse
Cry
My sister says,
“Yeah, somehow I did…”
Traitor
All this time
And no one told me.
I can’t listen to this anymore.
Still, the words drag on.
All I want to do is
Leave
Run
Lock the door
Be left alone to share
My sobs with
An empty room
How could this happen?
Life changes in an instant, with too little time to
Think
Pray
Breathe
And all that’s left is shock:
A frosty aftermath of
Inky blackness
So I lie in wait,
In this frozen, desolate world,
Remaining hidden,
Until the pain
Melts away.