Last Breath

They’re watching me from the ceiling of the cavern.

More beautiful than anything I’ve ever seen.

Bright.

Full.

Lushious.

They’re smiling at me.

Sweetly like I just said something funny.

One of them unhooks herself from her Perch and begins to drift down.

Down.

Down.

To where I’m lying on the floor.

She kneels over me.

Still smiling.

She kisses me.

Sucking my last breath from my lips.