Sink Hole
The day the sink hole appeared
My life changed forever
All consuming and destructive
It grew despite endeavour
It swallowed up my sanity
Grew to contain my grief
And whittled away the ground below
Like a creeping silent thief
The rest of civilisation
Called across from the other side
I couldn't jump across to them
The hole was far too wide
Each rock that crumbled away
And descended into the black
Fell silently for an eternity
Before the sickening crack
I heard your voice from below
Echoing, haunting dismay
I knew you were there in the darkness
Alone and so far away
With every ounce of effort
I have started to build a bridge
I crawl along it hesitantly
Soil dissolving at the ridge
Each day is a step forward
Each day my willing will grow
But for now I have to concentrate
Not to fall to the darkness below
