Staircase

- What are you? – he asked, stepping down.

                The staircase led faraway at his back.

                The shadow moved closer, it was as dense as smoke, staining the white emptiness that surrounded them.

                He took another step back, his balance precarious on the stone steps. They were cold, they were hard, they were real.

- What are you? – he asked again, the tremor in his voice hid fear.

                The shadow took another step towards him. It lifted the mass that was its head. It pointed at him with what could’ve been a long, crooked and ghastly finger.

                The smoke touched his chest.

- I am you in human form. – it said, as he fell down the stairs.

Written 3-06-17