Saturday, May 10, 2008

Nature is Terrifying

Laying in the woods
Among a thousand more fortunate trees
There lies a hallow log
Stark brown against the greenery.
I stumble upon it
Lost and unaware
Everything looks the same.
I crawl inside
Curl up
Fall asleep
Insect crawling over my skin
Like a parent's caress.
When I wake it is dark
Either end of the log grown over
In a gasp of life
I push against the walls
They are strong.
I lay down
Stare above me
Fall asleep.
When I wake it's darker still
I am grown over with vines
I pull and struggle
They are strong.
I stare about me
How long was I asleep?