As I mentioned, the light bulb is the only companion I have with me. I feel as though I've known it all it's life. Almost as if I've watched it being built. Although the bulb feels like a personal possession of mine, I have no control over it.
It gets turned on and off from the world I've long forgotten about. Outside.
One of these four walls bear a small opening to the outside world. It stays closed off most of the time. Only when the bulb turns on, it opens. Through the small opening rolls down a fruit of some sort.
"Fruits...what were they?"
I can't recall what it is. A fruit? Bread? It can't be meat since it doesn't feel the same as what's left in my boney body. I decided to call it a fruit. The light turns bright and the fruit comes through. The moment the fruit rolls down and grazes my feet the light turns off.
This small fraction of time ruins the peaceful world of mine. The moment I hear the flicker of the switch I close my eyes shut. Hold my breath till it turns off! In that moment the only thing I've known to be mine, the darkness, it breaks.
Oh! Just thinking about it makes my frail heart pick up it's speed.
My stomach sinks deep,I could feel my insides spilling out from my mouth.
No! Don't think about it. It's still dark and warm. I still have it.
"I'm alive."
The only source of nutrition I get is from that fruit. I don't know what it tastes like. It's the only thing I consume. As I've forgotten what other foods taste like, I don't have anything to compare it to. Perhaps it's a bit sweet.
"What is a sweet?"
These are thoughts that run through my head as I look far into the darkness.The black stretches on and on to an unknown abyss. Maybe on the other side of the darkness lies a place no one has ever visited. Something so alien that even the outside world can't fathom.
"Will I ever reach it?"
As these thoughts consumed my mind I prepared to nestle back to sleep. In my sleep I dream of this place just as I am right now. Engulfed by darkness till it fills every part of me. Till it fogs my brain. I rest my head on the now cold brick wall. Calming my senses to fall into a deep, sleep.
As I close my eyes, I hear it. The flicker of the light switch.