I let it slide
over my body.
Like an invisible silk
as soft as sleep.
I move my body,
my limbs,
in this strange place.
My hair,
it falls,
lays,
fans
out around my head.
It sways as if a wind is
blowing it,
but in slow motion.

I glide my arms, legs, and mind,
through this strange abyss.
I see no light,
no color.
Yet I know everything around me is
clear,
I see only blackness.

My eyes are closed,
and I feel no need to open them
for I know what I will see.
Nothing.
Absolutely nothing.
This, which surrounds me,
would blind me,
blur my vision.
So,
my eye lids stay shut.