IntoTheWild

Into the Wild...

Dark but full of life, I've never seen flowers like these. Dense as well. Is that...a monolith? Do I have time? It's already late, dangerous to be out after dark here.

How long have I been walking? The hunger is bearable, less so the thirst. Wild berries, so bright, so alluring. They could be noxious, but what choice? One perhaps.

Bitter, not good at all. My mouth feels drier, my vision narrowing. I'm loosing focus, everything is white, but why?! Bitter, not good, not good. All from one bite.

Hallucinating now, stay calm. Okay, it's wearing off, not good but better. More berries, beacons of death, fool me once. A clearing, the stones, the monoliths!

Made it, somehow. Beautiful, mysterious. Are these natural? Who (or what) put them here? The masonry is impeccable, I don't see a single mark. How did they get here?

Getting dark, need to go. New sounds, the night shift is waking up, disconcerting. Is this the right way? Back to the trail, one final look back. Into the Wild.

Into the Wild