Illumination
Fear. That's how you fill the darkness. And fear begets fangs and claws and anger. But what is the absence of light? Merely the illumination of yourself. Behind closed eyes is darkness as well. Fear belongs to you, not the forest, not the alley, not the stranger. There are dark things in the world, but the darkest have no need of shadows.
My contribution to the Trifecta Writing Challenge - Week Forty-One
You should link up and try this. It is cathartic - the second definition from Merriam-Webster Online, not the first...
The weekly challenge.
ABSENCE (noun)
1
: the state of being absent
2
: the period of time that one is absent
3
: want, lack <an absence of detail>
Please remember:
- Your response must be between 33 and 333 words.
- You must use the 3rd definition of the given word in your post.
- The word itself needs to be included in your response.
- You may not use a variation of the word; it needs to be exactly as stated above.
- Only one entry per writer.
nice turn of phrase - "But what is the absence of light? Merely the illumination of yourself." enjoyed your piece
ReplyDeleteThis is fantastic piece of writing with a lot of truth in it :D There are more things on this earth to be afraid of than those things lurking in the dark :D
ReplyDeleteTo this day, I can scare myself in the dark. The bogie man is all in our heads. A very thought-provoking piece.
ReplyDeleteOh wow! Excellent.
ReplyDeleteThis is excellent -- I like the way you brought in all the traditional dark places and then brought it back to self.
ReplyDelete"Fear belongs to you" What a great line.
ReplyDeleteFear. That's how you fill up the darkness. This was a terrific read. Very tight but very very deep.
ReplyDeleteNice work. The last sentence sums it up well- our minds can stir up more fear than any "thing" in this world.
ReplyDeleteVery wise! :D it's what's behind our eyes that really counts.
ReplyDeleteAlso: if you're interested in getting more comments from Trifectans, you should consider turning off your Captcha word verification on your posts. Trifectans (this one included) detest the feature, as it doubles the amount of time it takes to leave a comment. Also, lots of comments get lost when the writer clicks away from the page, not realizing a word verification box has come up. Just a thought.
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