LEGION
LEGION an army with dead tales Mama, it’s me. Lucy. Had to change the name to Hush cos it’s been too much. I’ve spent a lifetime in dark now. I hate light. You gone, and now I am without one. I pop up in the room and everything stays still. The fan ceases, the breeze freezes, feet shuffling, eyes glancing your son is a wonder or something now. My grief wore off but the pains keep coming. Saw you smile in the casket, and it changed me. Maybe there was comfort beyond the gates of Hades indeed, I wondered. I’m sorry I never cried. I lost it now. Nothing will ever make me shed tears. You raised me a sweet angel now I’m just a bitter soul with a legion of thoughts masked in smiles and an infinite world of “happiness.” Mama, I died with you. I await my redemption if there is any. They hold my soul a ransom. Voices in my head press on with torments. I am a legion now, one with many faces and identities. Guilt is gone. My conscience tied. There’s...
