Fevermist

My mind slips deeper into the darkness,

the flame of my consciousness smothers.

A numbing feeling creeps over my body,

gnawing at my sanity.

I try to escape from the diseased images,

but there's no escaping one's own mind.

Hammering pain rushes through my veins

and strikes me down with its fury.

I gasp for air, but it only

feeds the fire in my lungs.

I scream out into the void.

Clawing at the ground beneath me

I try to hide from this insanity.

Through my tears I see

everything distorted and dying.

Moldy leaves land on my mutilated hands

and this bleak reality

tightens its hold on me,

offering no comfort, only fear.

Inch by inch I wedge my way through the cutting rocks.

The smell of my flesh burning

and the taste of blood

augment the sound of my bones breaking.

I reach a ledge and find

that serene, pellucid lake I've been yearning for.

Below it glimmers, beyond my reach, promising me comfort.

I take a leap and plunge into her deadly embrace.

Screaming, I wake up from this nightmare,

only to realise it was all true.