The Hollow a Poem by James Menendez #god #love #redemption #salvation #dark #forest
12 Jun 2024 · 1 min

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The excerpt presents a surreal, night‑marish journey through a dark, ancient forest called the Hollow. The speaker’s soul is drawn upward yet remains trapped among chanting beasts, daemons, and planting angels whose strange flora infiltrate the mind. Beneath a shaded canopy the speaker’s heart lifts despite a disfigured countenance, closed eyes, and a silenced tongue. The forest is described as timeless, with decayed undergrowth where a creature named Caryan slithers. Driven by a desperate urge to destroy a mysterious ‘sleeper,’ the speaker presses deeper, only to encounter persistent inactivity and futile wandering, highlighting a sense of hopelessness amid the oppressive woods.










