Monday, October 20, 2008

Hole

He looked all around him. He wasn't sure what it was. He just felt this gaping void. Unsure what it was, he got up, and looked ahead. The road was empty. He looked behind; the wind had dusted away his footprints. There was no trace of him, or his journey. By his sides, he saw the people he had made his journey with. Some were soldiering on with him, most were taking their diversions. There were roughly the same number of people now, as there had been at the start. Some of the faces had changed, however.

It had been quite an interesting journey, so far. Lately, the road hadn't changed much. There was no scenery in sight, and the sky was always a dull grey. Nothing like the beginning, where the terrain kept changing, and the skies would turn from bright blue to black with streaks at a moment's notice.

Maybe it was this monotony that had triggered it. Maybe a distraction was needed. Maybe, he just wanted to add to the scenery.

Whatever it was, there was just this hole, and all he could do was walk on.

7 comments:

ESIH said...

It's a journey into the unknown...:) hang in there..

zoxcleb said...

he thought the journey always used to be way more interesting.

ESIH said...

well..a journeys worth interesting only when he looks back at it..and remembers how he conquered over the holes and adversaries he encountered...right?

zoxcleb said...

true, then maybe he just wants to add to the scenery. will ask him and tell you :-)

Incognito Princess said...

Missing the past?
On a very superficial level, the changing terrain and the color of the skies versus the lack of scenery and the monotony of colors reminded me of my first impression of arid California in contrast to green and hilly Pittsburgh. Of course that was not what you meant :P

Quest said...

nice post. And it's for you to make the journey interesting!

zoxcleb said...

@nandini
no, not missing the past. feel the need to change the present.

btw, i'm still not sure what i meant :-)

@quest
yes it is.. thanks for the insight ;-)