there's nothing left
ragged sinew
torn from bone
nothing left not even
despair
or vain hope
an empty vessel
with nothing left … to
try for … to
try with … to
try
no fight left
nothing but a door
forgotten unlatched
swinging unregarded
opening unasked
in gathering chill
into the guttering light
to a tentative
diffident
voice
waiting on the other side
perceiving a possible way in
where once
where always
before
was only resistance
5th September 2022 Fleassy Malay writing prompts September 2022 #1 A Tight Grip
