Not to Look - SCP Foundation

Not to look,

Kept blinds closed;

Weeping, in bed,

"I'll lose my sight"—

Four-times,

If four-times eclipses seen;

Paints, canvases,

Myriad of sketches strewn—

Artist, cowered under bed covers

In fervid panic;

Heat swelled

In the rented room;

Westerly Sun burning,

Until an eclipse (partial)—

Shade, but no eye-wear,

"I'll lose my sight"—

Feeling,

the heat wane;

Feeling,

the heat die—

Darker

Darker,

(darker),

Circadian rhythm changed;

Tempted

Tempted

(still),

Tried I—

To turn away;

Held phone

To the window—

Pictures, videos,

Documenting the change in beat;

Shadows; quake, shiver,

As eclipse (partial) approached—

And even so, "satisfied", with documentation…

…a world holding its breath,

Tempted, I— by the record,

"I'll lose my sight"…

Crying,

Sobbing,

(asking) for forgiveness,

I viewed the sky—

…it's dark; I've gone blind;

there's a permanent eclipse in my eye—