The Final Breaking

You will fracture the illusion

These cliffs and canyons chasm.
      You must decide
                 which way you'll go,

bearing 
a burden that is too great,
and no longer surprised
by obstacles encountered.

The path slurs as if drunk
and it has become blurred.
You stand at a basin’s edge,
staring calmly

into the depth of what is fated so.
      Right before you, 
                 at the surface vapor,

an abyss 
covers those waters in debris,
the shrapnel scattered amid
it’s ice-maiden undulations.

The curse had taken a toll 
on most who’ve dared before.
You will fracture the illusion
by diving in.

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07/22/26 | This poem is a result of nine poetry thread tags in notes. Process notes can be found here.

The title came from Hai Dang:

An abyss covers those waters: Damien

Right before you at the surface: Damien

The curse had taken a toll: Damien

It has become blurred: Thirty Poems

No longer surprised: Damien

These cliffs and canyons: Damien

A burden that is too great: Thirty Poems

Decide which way you’ll go: Ninjastroni