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When the Universe Only Knows
by Melissa R. Mendelson

The universe knew what I was walking into,

but I didn’t.

I had no idea

as I opened a door

that I would never be able

to step back out of,

and that door slammed shut.

And that cold breeze

was the universe just sighing

because of everything that would head my way,

but all I saw was an obstacle,

red tape, barbed wire

blocking me from where I thought I should go.

And when that door did slightly open,

I should have grabbed it and jumped

to the other side,

but I didn’t.

And the horrors came,

and I almost didn’t survive.

Now, I am frozen,

standing on the dead ground beneath me,

wondering if I would ever find my way again.

Will the universe guide me,

or has it left me behind?

About Author Melissa R. Mendelson:

Melissa R. Mendelson is a horror, science-fiction and dystopian author and poet. She has two publications with Wild Ink Publishing. One is a prose poetry collection, This Will Remain With Us, and the other is a short story collection, Stories Written On Covid Walls. She also self-published a sci-fi novella, Waken and a small short story collection, Name’s Keeper.

If you’d like to learn more about Melissa, you can visit her accounts here: www.MelissaMendelson.com