I close my eyes & I begin to dream
Only to be awoken by echoing screams,
A maze of paths & endless patterns
“Holy fuck” how did this happen?
I drift around there’s no way out
Barely can see, I panic & shout
Menacing roars from far ahead
It knows I’m here & it needs to be fed.
I run around it’s a lot to apprehend
Paths lead to nowhere except dead ends,
The pattern is complex, I’m not going to lie
I’m scared I’m lost & I don’t want to die.
Instincts surge and logic appears
I’ll find the centre, everything is clear
I’ll obtain a key to open this door
With the courage to slay a Minotaur.
Starting to wish I listened to my teacher
How did Theseus kill this creature?
No time to think, the roars get closer
I stumble & fall, “shit”
Into the Minotaurs enclosure.
I can feel it with me, I’m fully aware
It’s sizing me up, I feel its stare
Creeping out of the dark into my space
I nearly collapsed it has the same face.
Everything is clear the maze is my head
The fear I carry keeps this monster fed,
I’m to face myself if I want to be free
I’m the only one that’s holding the key.
K
This is really, really good.
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Thank you x
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Pleased to see the darkestfairytale again, her writing has been missed.
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Well done and well said.
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Thank you x
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Hi there… it’s good to see you and on writing form. Slay that Minotaur!
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Thank you. I hope you are okay?
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I’m doing ok…. same old lol
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I love this!!! Thanks for sharing
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This was awesome! Your words flow so beautifully.
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Thank you. Means alot x
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I bet you read The King Must Die by Mary Renault ~ a beautiful novel starring Theseus and his goddess friends, published in 1958. I remember when the paperback was floating around all over the place, still damp from it’s voyage across the sea…
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That sounds interesting thank you x
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Your personal twist on the story is more than interesting, but beautifully intuitive… You might be in trouble with Theseus if he were still around and you two bumped into each other…
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Haha I would be in trouble. This actually started from a reoccurring nightmare. I was running in a maze and my face was at the end. I had to learn to leave the old me behind. After that the nightmares were gone x
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No, you wouldn’t be in trouble. I’m convinced, now, he would be in trouble. If you ever run into ye olde mythic hero, Theaseus, please, be kind…
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