Halls of the Dark Muse

Paralyzed

Eyes closed
lain awake
counting heartbeats
breath comes
exhale

Senses prevail
feeling cotton
against fingertips
bruise inside
eclipsed

Tongue swelled
somewhere water drips
medicinal smells

Soul parched
lips cracked
begging in silence

Cruel reality
gives no relief
only torment

Stiffened
in dejection
no tears

Only a pain
not of body
but of mind

Help Me!
screaming inside
for no one to hear
trapped inside
myself...