Sarika Panwar
2 min readSep 30, 2023

10 metre walk, Day 25/108

Feeling: I am in some dark matter.
Slowly drowning into it.
It is taking the life out of me.

I do not worry.
I stay still and watch my body slowly moving
into thick dense dark abyss.

Meanwhile I speak to it.

What’s up, Thick Dense Dark Abyss (TDDA).

TDDA: Hey Hi, I am doing my job.

Okay. And, Why me.

TDDA: Because you are here.

What if, I don’t want to be here.

>> Alternate reality >>

What if, I want to see what's beyond you.

TDDA: I can take you there.

Wait, First tell me. What its like.

TDDA: I am sorry miss. That cannot happen. You have to trust the process.

Fine. Take me there.

TDDA: Close your eyes.

I close my eyes. I am fully drowned now.
My body can’t breathe. I Struggle for air. I am moving frantically.
I take in the dark matter in this struggle.
My lungs are filled with the matter now.
My heart struggle to pump blood.
And I stop breathing.
My body is moving no more.
I can very clearly see my body now, from outside.
I am free. I am extremely light.

TDDA: Then, Look for your options. And Let me do my job.

Perplexed, I looked around.

There are thoughts of different genre lying around.

I can choose to take any. But I really need to choose the one which is going to help me get out of this thick dense dark abyss.

It has reached till my navel. I am all gassy now. Burping non-stop.

burp..

Meanwhile, I decide to pick the one.

“I belong to light, Love and power.”

burp.. burp..

I kept repeating it.

“I belong to Light, Love and Power. ( burp.. )

I belong to Light, Love and Power.

I belong to Light, Love and Power…”

Burping stopped. Slowly the dark matter became dirty water to clear water.

I swim to the shore of this pond.

Giving my thanks and gratitude to mother earth to allow this transformation, I start walking.

I will reach home with the morning sun.

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Sarika Panwar
Sarika Panwar

Written by Sarika Panwar

Currently writing "10 Metre Walk" Series for 108 days. A project about articulating experience of experiencing seeing and watching a "10 Metre Walk" everyday.

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