Glass

Glass

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Prologue Interlude
The Foolings Of My Mind
An MLP:FiM Fanfiction by Tytyvm

Life is so very delicate. No matter how many times we’re told, ignorance expertly plagues our understanding.

One might say life is like a bubble. It’s brilliant to the eyes of most any, but so delicate it bursts with the passage of time.

Humor this thought. Have you ever really felt like this is the only chance we get? Have you ever really questioned why we’d risk it all on a single bet?

These questions deserve an answer more complex than any I could hope to give. That is not to say I shan’t try. To expand upon the first; a metaphor.

A blind sheep sheds no tears. Not because he lacks compassion or understanding nor empathy, but because he hasn’t the eyes to note his shepherd isn’t there. A blind sheep sheds no tears because he hasn’t a fear whilst the wolf stalks hungrily over its prey. A blind sheep sheds no tears because he dies cozy and safe, unaware of his faith coaxing him into the grave.

And it is only in these final moments that the illusion breaks.

Do you know what it feels like to slip? It’s not all that different from death. Those fleeting seconds of freefall; aware you’ve lost your footing. That moment of pungent, serene panic whilst gravity takes hold; that moment of knowing full well what’s about to unfold. Your chest holds a breath, muscles become tense, brain sputters a prayer, and you let a countdown commence. Then your view starts to blur, thoughts reoccur, wishing to be in the spot you once were; or perhaps you’d accept what you’re about to incur.