Silence From Screaming

This was originally published in SPARK Magazine Issue No.16: Fantasia, find it here.

July 7, 2021

In the old world, light and color ruled.

Now,

delicate outlines of silhouettes represent us

as imperfect,

forever shifting and evolving.



Welcome to the void — an abyss where

silent screams pierce the ear.


Empty, Vacant, Desolate.



Earth is a memory:



Slowly

Fading

Fading

Slowly

(GONE.)

The sun vanished,

the stars disappeared.



Expelled,

Perished,

Expired.

Now, beauty is determined by our shadows:

Darkness marries Darkness.

The sky is purple, filled with endless space.

The ground is empty, looking for conflict.
Here,

Dissonance brings Peace.

In a world

evacuated of meaning,

The Vacuum is delightful:

Space

Fills

the

Soul.

An overwhelming presence surrounding us

reminding us our

inexorable fate.

Until then,

We Live In The Unknown.




We appreciate the pauses, the commas of life

recognizing nothing is definite: but the end.

The End.

Destination: Unknown. ■



Words by: Amber Weir

Layout: Caroline Blanton

Photographer: David Zulli

Stylists: Maya Halabi

HMUAS: Brandon Muniz & Michelle Adebsi

Models: Tony Vega & Priscilla Takyi