There was a typical day coming home from work, catching the
train in a timely manner was no surprise.
Sitting on the one available seat before me, however, was a hand-written message, no, possibly a memento that was left behind from the previous occupant.
I, along with the rest of the domesticated people-pushers,
take my seat silently and proceed to analyze the note with its cryptic etching.
The linear repetition taking the entirety of this eerie transcript
sparked my interest for the remainder of train ride home.
The one word, hard to distinguish, phonetically
puzzling and almost questionable penmanship…
T.U.R.M.E.R.
T.U.R.N.E.R.
T.U.N.N.E.L.
Hand-drawn boarders occupying every centimeter, written in sequence
that is mirrored on the bottom half in equal measure.
Additionally, the paper itself carried a different kind of weight,
metaphysically speaking.
Not because of a handwritten note existing in our isolated
e-culture, rather some energy source began to become more transparent
throughout every pen stroke.
In my eye(s), every letter began to emit a “glow”, becoming
an emotional signature, akin to the Light Writing technique found in digital
photography (thanks Picasso!).
Going further, I would place my hand on the
paper itself, allowing the sensitivity of my palm to rake across every handwritten
indentation.
Internally, waves of
stress, frantic urgency and excitement began to consume within my shell; no doubt
the emotional imprint left behind from the anonymous author.
Was this really happening? Or has this experience become the
result of excess fluoride intake effecting brain functionality.
I began to fish the idea to friends and colleagues, showing
the parchment to those who could be more receptive toward empathic
inquiry.
T.U.N.N.E.L.
One friend reinforced an original assessment that I aspired
to be true, mentioning the possibility of “TUNNEL” being maniacally spelled
from beginning to end.
Naturally I gravitated towards that possibility, this in part of the Sci-Fi short story entitled “TUNNELS:The Darkest Nexus” I developed, of which my friend alluded, indicating this being “some
sort of sign” (insert corny ghostly sound fx here).
Why did I find this orphaned handwritten note, on a commuter
train filled to near capacity, that appears to (aspiring empathic accessibility
implied) exude a wavelength of transferable energy?
This note, of which has become a personal keepsake and
continues to travel with me.
It will continue to keep me guessing of its metaphysical components,
as well of guessing any level of brain matter lost due to possible fluoridic erosion...
That is quite intriguing, should you discover more about the origins or the word let me know if you would i am interested.
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