Behind them, I feel
the movement
the fear.
They are my eyes.
~
Beneath them, I hear
the pulsing
the throbbing
they are my cries.
~
Relentless reminders
Mortality
Reality
Heavy
with knowing
~
Knowing
the breath I fear
trapped me here.
I try to sleep, I try to breathe
but all I hear as I dream
is the thunder
that I fear within.
~
My heart
~
I am awake, though my eyes are closed. My heart beats heavy, though no one knows. The sound is noise and it keeps me awake, all the while my eyes remain closed.