dark voyage…

night
and
day
adrift
no one looking
for a small vessel
hull taking on water
the parental mask
now beneath the waves
of fear caused by aids
consciousness just a blank stare
into the void of existence
stomach distended
last stage
before
death
by starvation
no search planes
insight
no television
coverage
just the silence
of despair
another vessel
containing a child’s
soul
fades
into the dark waters
of
ignorance