…………Lights flashed,
and it was
…………a dark and coiled path.
Then in
…………a single throb,
that moment
…………she crossed and
she realized
…………the impact of her blink meant
he was gone.
…………All broken.

Alyssa Dietrich is a Creative Writing Major at Salisbury University with work appearing previously in Scarab Magazine. She is also an active EMS worker and certified EMT.