Cardiac Conduction
Something starts.
She bursts forth like a baby from her mother’s womb,
many dear sisters alongside.
Spreading out
Searching
Seeking
Lost.
Found!
She has found a way out
Turns to her sisters –
She sees their silent deaths at the prison walls.
Painless
Quick
Gone.
One lone sister still behind her
Lone survivors, carry on
Down the corridor
So small its walls move around their bulging shapes
A junction.
Silent agreement –
She turns left and her sister turns right.
An exit!
She calls out, but her sister is dying
slowly.
Of sisters many, only she remains
And must escape.
She throws herself toward the exit
almost free –
The loving voices of her sisters engulf her
as she slowly joins them
in another womb.
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And, because I can, the first draft is in the spoiler tag. This one's even worse.
Spoiler
It starts:
Bursts forth like a baby from its mother's womb
Searching for hope
Lost -
Trapped.
An exit? There is still a way
Through the gateway, and into
A corridor
Large halls, one on either side
It forces through.
And turns
So large that as it squeezes through
The corridors change shape to suit its needs.
As it escapes
It pushes against the hall
Escapes -
Dies.
Bursts forth like a baby from its mother's womb
Searching for hope
Lost -
Trapped.
An exit? There is still a way
Through the gateway, and into
A corridor
Large halls, one on either side
It forces through.
And turns
So large that as it squeezes through
The corridors change shape to suit its needs.
As it escapes
It pushes against the hall
Escapes -
Dies.
