One Minute Left

Half an hour left
Until the end of the world
And here I stand
All alone.
Down below me
There's nothing but darkness.
Nothing but emptiness.
Nothing.

Fifteen minutes to go
And still nothing has changed.
There are no screams.
No sounds.
Just silence.

One minute left
And I am struggling to breathe,
Struggling to balance,
Starting to fall.
Still there is no sound
As I tumble
Into the dark abyss below.

Ten seconds -
No time to say 'goodbye'.
No time to say I'm sorry.
No time...

Five, four
Three, two
One
A final crimson tear
Traces its way down my cheek
As my world comes to
A dismal end.

03May2007
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