"Wicked Mind"
by Andrea Lara Ontiveros
A sky exhibiting twilight shades and
deep, swift waters darkening the should of day.
As he walked the pier like he had before,
a sense of agitation trembled his core.
Walking, walking, walking, close to slipping.
Building up within, all tension.
He looked down at the dim waters.
Trying to collect himself,
he could now feel some ease.
Pulling thick air into his lungs
in and out.
But like repeated stroking
punctures through flesh,
he teared back into the
mind's wickedness.
Inhalation made intolerable.
Aware of his surroundings,
and people walking around him
but he can't help what is about
to be done.
He places his hands on his slender face,
cheeks pale and clammy.
Trying to get a grip of himself once more.
So much apprehension in him, he begs for his freedom.
A scream blearing out, then screeching.
Mouth and eyes wide, finally releasing.
And he proceeds to walk down the pier now,
carrying on with his day,
Just like any other.
Andrea Lara Ontiveros is an English Creative Writing Major who will graduate this fall. She is from Anthony, New Mexico but has also lived in El Paso, Texas for half of her life. She is a writer who explores all different types of creative content and is also one of DiN's nonfiction editors.
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