Stairways

These are stairways, symbols of doubt.

                        At first they appear harmless

                                    Until you keep going.

                                                Don't stop.

The stairs go down and only down: An endless hollow.

These are stairways, symbols of infinity.

            A tireless helix going on and on forever.

                        Forever unto eternity.

                                    It's over.

The stairs go down and only down. It's almost over. It's never over.

These are stairways, symbols of descent.

            The vertigo reality,

                        The sickening uncertainty

                                    That you're alone.

It's slipping to the descending spiral. No one's watching.

These are stairways, symbols with no answers,

For on the surface, they are only stairways

            Going down

                        Forever and

                                    Ever.

The stairs go down.

            These are stairways, until you realize

                        You're walking on air.

                                    Dizzy again.

                                                Touching nothing.

                                                            Falling.