Those Which Stare Back

The depths are intoxicating Beckoning any willing to hear its call Gaze longingly into the abyss Wishing to join what cannot be understood And so the longing never ends Not while it calls Hissing seductively Whispering endlessly Lying just beyond this plane A hallow terror worse than death To wish for complete annihilation One cannot return from a total erasure End all, be all To fade away, into their nothingness Gaze upon the faces Recognizing them all Welcoming their final embrace