helpless
a rush of sensory deprivation
long-forgotten dreams
disarmingly soft
cushioning the darkness
mocking security

broken
a brutal flash of internal light
the proverbial fawn
impactful yet
curiously ephemeral
random fulmination

chaos
the shock of uncertain reality
fear crying to the world
inevitable uselessness
a kind of faux balance
as normality is lost

lost forever

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