over and again

the black, dark

a dark black hole

blackness fills space and time

the dark unknown

obsidian jewels glimmer then fade

ebony, sleek ebony

shines along the edges of a pit

a pit that fades and reappears with time

when suddenly, there's more

unknown then you thought there was

and then you realise that so little words

can describe so much when

you stare into that big black dark pit hole

of emptiness that you try

to fill with facts that clutter up the space

and add some decor to the listeless walls

but in time, the dark pit hole space black expands

and then you have to keep going

relentlessly poring over textbooks and pages

trying to find websites and people to talk to

trying to learn as much as humanly possible in this life

to try to prepare yourself for what you know lays ahead

to try to prepare yourself for what you think lays ahead

to fill that empty empty so empty and dark black dark pit hole space

a cavernous cavern, and eating up all of your words and knowledge until

when you finally, FINALLY reach the pit,

everything you have ever planned leaves you, and

you don't know what to do.