Bottom of the hole

Espurna 4

When there is no light left above,
silence weighs less.
The bottom of the hole does not fall:
it holds.

There, excuses do not echo,
masks cannot breathe,
and the scream rests
until it becomes a word.

I went down thinking it was the end,
and I found an origin.
There was no exit,
there was a voice.

That is why those who have hit bottom
walk differently…