flash

flicker

spark

silence

black

quiet

nothing

Nothing.

***

Something?

I'm floating. Weightless. There is pain, but only peripheral, as though it's someone else's and I'm holding onto it for them.

But no. This is what it feels like to die.

I think I should be sad about it, but it's hard to feel anything. The world is a dull, soft place without edges and as I float, the pain fades too, leaving me ...