Hope In The Darkness
written by: George Gad Economou
trapped in an abysmal hole,
no ladder or a way up.
the sun fails to reach the bottom,
eternal darkness and perfect silence.
only cruel thoughts bounce on the walls
repeating themselves ad infinitum.
once in a while a rope’s lowered;
a sliver of hope. it’s always cut
before the surface can be reached, sending me
tumbling down to the bottom.
the pain subsides, eventually.
a fresh rope has dropped and the climbing
begins anew. the false hope that this will be
the rope that won’t break
pushes me upward.
George Gad Economou has a Master's degree in Philosophy of Science, currently works as a freelance writer, and has published three novels and two poetry collections, with the latest being his horror novel, "The Lair of Sinful Angels," by Translucent Eyes Press. His words have also appeared in Spillwords Press, Ariel Chart, Cajun Mutt Press, Fixator Press, Horror Sleaze Trash, Outcast Press, The Piker Press, The Beatnik Cowboy, The Rye Whiskey Review, and Modern Drunkard Magazine.
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