crunch
Posted: Mar 4, 2008 by Hanedin inasmallboysittinginacornerhe'ssittinglisteningtohisownbreathhischestexpandscontractshe'sexhalingandthebreathmistsupinfrontofhiseyesthefourwalledroomitsgotscratcheson itnailshumannailsscratchedoutinpainanddesperationbitsofnailandclottedbloodsticktothewallandthenherealizesthewallsareclosinginhisbreathhastensbutthensodothewallscompressingairconstricting lightdecimatingthoughtdestroyingalifeathoughtatatimeandthenthewallscloseinandwecan'tseeanymorebut theboyneverscreamswehearishisbreathandthenthattoodisappearsintheepilogueofonelastcrunch.
asmallboy
sittinginacorner
he'ssittinglisteningtohisownbreathhischestexpandscontract
she'sexhalingandthebreathmistsupinfrontofhiseyes
thefourwalledroomitsgotscratcheson itnailshumannails
scratchedout
inpainanddesperation
bitsofnailandclottedbloodsticktothewall
andthenherealizesthewallsareclosingin
hisbreathhastens
butthensodothewalls
compressing
air
constrictinglight
decimatingthought
destroyingalifeathoughtatatime
andthenthewallscloseinandwecan'tseeanymore
but
theboyneverscreams
wehearishisbreathandthenthattoodisappearsintheepilogueofonelast
crunch.
By far my favourite.