Obelisk

As I tripped, I fell into

Her hysterical, unbound moue

Mimicking her frenetic gaze

I could not look away

Mesmerized by her ocular disc

A sunset hidden behind an eclipse

The big hand ticked

I was late for my tryst

Oval turned into obelisk

Scratching, clawing for the hatch

Was I swimming or crawling?

Of all the sins, this vacuous space

Would be my final estate

No reprieve, just a pit

Looking up from where I sit

I see my face, I can’t undo

The frozen, fractus moue