Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge.
The image below is my inspiration.
The wall began breathing just after midnight; one thousand painted eyes opened around me, blinking in colors I had never seen. My own face stretched across the room, splitting into masks that laughed, cried, and whispered forgotten names. I reached toward one and my fingers became ribbons, curling into spirals of red, blue, and gold. Somewhere, a mouth sang without sound. Time folded like paper. I watched my childhood drift past inside a single tear, then saw tomorrow, dancing backward. Nothing frightened me. I was one with the room, the eyes, the swirling lines. When morning finally arrived, everything became still, except one painted eye beside my bed, which slowly winked at me.
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This is “Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds” by The Beatles
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