The Many
My mind drifts;
I can barely write,
My mind is a shattered realm,
Fragments everywhere,
I cannot piece them together,
It is a void of islands,
Each a memory or emotion,
Maybe one day I piece myself together.
The mess that is my mind
Is barely within my control,
A black cloud circles the islands
Hiding them from my view,
I try to peer through the mists,
Reach into the very depths of my mind,
It pains to search my mind
But I push.
An island made of ice,
I feel the chill of the blue mist
covering the island and freezing all,
I feel it's deathly chill, I can hear it too,
'Hi there, come to visit?'
I don't know how to answer him-
The dead one can be tricky.
I hear him once more call,
'Hey, why won't you talk?'
And within an instant, his fury is unleashed,
Crimson blood pours out of the ice,
Skeletons and many ghouls rise;
And look at my flesh with hunger.
A green mist, sickly,
Surrounds them.
I drift away from the frost covered island.
An island made of greenery,
Plants and trees cover this place.
Vines cover the trunks and
stretch across the branches,
Then within mere seconds of arriving-
Inferno.
The green is quickly extinguished by fire,
But a lone figure holds back the flame,
A druid of great power,
He grows many plants to replace the
Charred ashes of what once stood.
I catch him glimpsing at me
But I am soon pulled away to another destination.
Rolling plains filled with many beasts,
Tiger-like creatures, leather skinned animals,
All harmlessly wandering the plains.
Everything is yellow, and the sounds
The animals make amaze me.
Then, the atmosphere is broken,
Some of the animals make noises of pain,
They begin charging, aimlessly running.
Another lone figure, I see clutching a bow,
Armed with a great sword and a gun.
The hunter fires another arrow at me,
But I am taken away before it can strike.
Tendrils of despair and evil,
This next island worries me.
The purple mists and black tendrils
Surround me as a laughing is heard.
An evil being surrounded by minions,
All demons, and he himself is one.
The being stares at me,
I feel his gaze penetrate my mind.
He continues laughing, until... gold...
...Golden beams and bolts,
Bright with holy power,
Fight back the shadow.
Two figures, one in flowing robes,
The other clad in plate armour,
Rescue me from the tendrils.
I move to the next island,
And am greeted by a familiar face.
The mage, the one who I share my mind with.
He smiles at me.
"Hi Frosty..." I think,
I don't know how to speak in this place-
He just looks at me.
I feel myself warm to him,
But there's something chilling about him too.
I eventually leave the fragmented depths;
And open my eyes to the world.
All those I met whisper to me,
Fragments to keep me safe.
Frostfyr
Stay Frosty!