Catch The Moon

Avatar Author: KevSaund I'm a struggling grad student slash playwright, who spends the occasional Friday afternoon doing streetside performance art. I write because I have to, not because I want to. I say "Howdy" instead of "Hello" and "Too... Read Bio

Here I sit in my small room

I don’t need much space, just enough to keep me company. Four walls and a ceiling. And a floor. Why did they put the floor so close to the ground? My little window lets me see people as they go by, which isn’t very often any more. I’m not the only one left, but it’s getting close.

As I watch the growing gloom

I can’t see the sun, but as everything gets darker I know that tonight will be the night. It has been a long time coming. I cannot wait for the darkness to surround everything, to be complete. Every night comes at the end of every day. With any luck I’ll be ready. I will not bow for another night.

In my hand I hold a spoon

The spoon isn’t much to look at, it isn’t flashy or intricately designed. It’s grey, but it’s mine. I made it. It took me a long time, but having a spoon gives me that hope that will get me through. The dull metal catches the light in such a way that always makes me smile. The spoon is what will make the difference.

And wonder how to catch the moon

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  1. Ahfl_icon THX 0477

    Weird. I like the prose mixed in with a simple poem. Very odd feel to it, and I can’t decide if it’s sci-fi, fantasy, or instanity.

  2. Avatar Mostly Harmless

    I don’t neccessarily understand it, but I don’t think I need to, it’s a really flowing, imaginative, intellectual piece of prose – good to see stuff like this on Ficly!

    With ‘inclusion’ challenges, it’s all too common for writers to centre their entire entry around the criteria, but not here, it just fits – so well done, a lovely entry – MH :)

  3. Avatar Abstract Rorschach

    I love how the poem transects the prose here. It ties it together quite nicely, and is epic while still maintaining brevity as well.

  4. Avatar Lighty

    This is one of the most intriguing stories I have read on Ficly. I love the intertwining of poetry and prose, and how well they compliment each other. The narrator’s voice is very clear, and I do wonder if he succeeds.

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