as the clock ticks i can hear the shallow breathing
it whispers my name but i deny it
i close the windows and lock the doors.
it seeps in through the cracks in the foundation
slowly reaching it cold fingers toward my feet.
i try to step over them, but i trip.
the fall is longer than i can recall
or will ever experience.
the crash is loud
and hurts so bad
that what we know to be pain would be a lovely escape.
