I'm consumed

                  with the

                  4 walls

                 that are

                 closing in

                effortlessly

                 suffocating

                and containing

                   me and

                  all the

                  while I

                  know the

                  earth is

                 no longer

                 under foot

                  in this

                 world of

                  mine and

                 I'm feeling

                 this rapid

                 decent to

                places where

               muffled screams

                 are droned

                 out with

               the background

                 noises of  

                 life and

                everyone is

                 passing by

          and I sink much too lightly

       and I'm drowning much too slowly

           and I dig my nails in

        to pull the tight walls closer

            and I pray for mercy

            and I beg for peace

        as I dangle above the flames

         that have ambushed me here

           in this forsaken place  

    

03/26/2006

Posted on 03/27/2006
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