literature

playing hopscotch with death.

Deviation Actions

Published: Feb 20, 2011

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Literature Text

_{i.
she lay outstretched on the surface
the frozen pond, hoping that
the ice would crack and submerge
her into the icy waters.

ii.
and as the ice split and she fell
through into the black water,
instincts come to the rescue and she
emerged blue and purple but alive.

iii.
she danced and tippy-toed around
her kitchen, spilling kerosene in her path
then struck the match, hoping the flames
would engulf her in this roaring inferno.

iv.
and as the flames raged through the day
and into the night, making the house glow amber.
and somehow she walked out
completely untouched.

v.
she twirled around on the dew covered
grass until her head was spinning and
the world was a blur, hoping that gravity
would push her to the ground with a sickening thud.

vi.
and as her head collided with the soft earth
her eyes rolled back into
their sockets and her lips turned blue ashen
but she continued to breathe.}