Literature
Falling
I slip backwards,
into the darkness.
Disappearing into the space,
where nothing is felt.
Air catches me,
the softest touch.
A caress,
holding me like a lover.
It toys with my hair,
wrapping it around invisible fingers.
Letting it splay out,
around it's unreachable pillows.
I watch the ends dance,
so wild and free.
Then turn my face,
to pillows I can see.
Dark and sad,
they drift across a midnight sky.
They block out the diamond lights,
that I strive to touch.
I stretch pale fingers for those lights,
alas they slip away from my ghostly touch.
Dancing lights slip on past,
painting my skin in golden glow.
A multicolored b