The Ladies of Horror
Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge!

Swallowing Light
by Asena Lourenco

Streaks of white paint the frame,

Blindingly bright as they state their name,

Infinite black floods into the empty space,

Fighting competitively for first place,

But darkness swallows light when there’s not much left,

A useless fight or ultimate theft, 

But here it peeks through a small creek, 

Seeping into the black as a small leak,

Knowing it’s an uninvited guest,

It remains quiet and calmly at rest.

Fiction © Copyright Asena Lourenco
Image courtesy of Rie Sheridan Rose.

More about Asena Lourenco:

Asena Lourenco is 13 years old. She loves reading, playing Scottish traditional fiddle music on her violin, dancing, and martial arts as well as writing her own stories.

She would like to be a teacher and writer when she grows up. She also loves cats and babies!