Shake

We have been searching for it. The perfect fit, the one that could house all of us, making us whole again in this world. At last we found him, the traveler. It would be him that could set us free. However, when he stopped for rest we could not take him, for he was not alone. He was with others, other things. We waited till the things fell asleep and called a sweet lullaby to them. We called to them in their sleep, sang them lullabies of love and sweets, and life everlasting. We made them enter their machines and drive off, towards their unkept promises. Their destinations were unimportant to us, only their departure.  

For us to enter, we must first be acknowledged. We awoke him from his slumber with a fierce wind, one to rattle the house and one to rattle his bones. We needed his fear to be known to him, for through his fear we can enter him. We covered the house, surrounded every acre of that property and waited for our invitation.

            We saw him staring at us through the window. He had seen us; we knew this because we could smell his fear. We entered the domicile through the foundation, snaking our way through the walls and crevices of the building. Our entrance was grand and our presence was known. We crept throughout the home, searching for him, peering around every corner, calling him to us. We shook the house with greater vibrato then before, emphasizing our need to be complete.

And then we found him. Standing perfectly still, ripe for the picking, but yet he was not completely ready for us.  We had to access his mind, play with his thoughts and emotions, and make him feel completely alone, he must acknowledge us. Our patience ran thin for he would not move, he would not budge, not an inch. But then he spoke, a single inaudible phrase. We filled the air with blackness and despair, we engulfed his senses with loss and regret, and at last we had him. He sprinted away from us and we brought him to the ground. As he slid down the staircase we surrounded his resting place. He laid there, completely paralyzed in our power and let his fate be sealed.