THE VALLEY OF LUGUBRIOUS REFLECTIONS

I woke up in my prison of amber
Devoid of time nor imminent danger

Suddenly, I decided to escape
Finding myself in a curious shape

Drawn by a distant gleam
Once alive in a feverish dream

The air so pure
I could not endure

Then I fell among piercing lights
Covering my body with alluring sights

Landed on a field of many waves
Same as many forgotten graves

In the distance, a station appeared,
Those unfamiliar shapes I greatly feared

I was welcomed by a curious profile
Whose attire was impeccably in style

The train stopped near a church
And those intricate details quickly started to lurch

I was floating among that intricacy
Forgetting about my delicacy

Then I met a forgotten face
Whose giant body left no trace

It took me in its hand
Tall as a mountain of this strange land

Those blinking eyes became an ocean
And a bright vessel swiftly came into motion

An island, in the distance
It kept growing with vile persistence

Then a shadow came into view
It offered splendors for only a few

It pointed toward the dark
Of blocky forms and a single spark

Then what I saw, only an illusion
My prison, now longing for my eternal seclusion


2022