Brain Game






























Eyes shut tight.
Dark. Darker. Nothing in sight. 
It's eerie quiet. The brain dislikes. 
Zooom....where's the light?
Nop, still pitch dark as 2 p.m. at night.
Okay, then...let's think.
Who's the hero? The brain scratches itself
Wait, what's that sound? Oh breathing in....
breathing out....
Tinging sensation on the forearm...hey, what's that?
I think deep, deeper
With no torchlight, I seek where's the hero?
Dark, darker, a light through the cracks
revealing truths in the lightest corners
heart pumping
blood moving
breathing in... 
breathing out... 
all in rhythmic verse 
No magic potion, no fairy dust
Just one determined step over another. 
And the hero within me
to the outside world
is only separated by the skin.
 

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