“The Fall” by Tara Peck

Tissue-paper skin – translucent –

with long, black robes –

and one outstretched finger.

 

She whispered in my ear –

fairytale words – she smelled –

of the dirt and decay of death.

 

At first nothing – and then –

a tingling of sorts – vibrations –

her words ringed in my head.

 

And down I fell – rapidly –

down the rabbit hole –

into blackness and silence.