Faces in the Flesh

woke up in a hospital gown, No Doctors, no STAFF, Abandoned posts and entropy, They all fled en masse Stumbling down the hall, through so much blood and all the pain, Heart pounding in my head, no way, this hospital is insane! I come to the realization, about where this all began, Now I know, where all the people went, I’m on my own Again Again Faces in the flesh, scream out in sorrow, pain leaves them bereft, eye sockets hollow. In the center of the town, the horror calls my name, I need to escape, I won’t be claimed. Through the empty streets I wander, writhing tendrils reach for my face. Howling visages in the flesh wall, scream at me in my disgrace. The town now void of life, overcome by the monster of a thousand wails With a desiccated scythe, it’ll harvest your flesh and your entrails Faces in the flesh, scream out in sorrow, pain leaves them bereft, eye sockets hollow In the center of the town, the horror calls my name, I need to escape, I won’t be claimed. Recognize the faces, friends and foes alike, Eyes that once were kind, now filled with horror and spite, They call to me in agony, their voices pierce my mind, I can’t stay here, they’ll gather me, and press me to the rind Running from the horror, through the black and through the blood, Heart pounding with regret, “I’D SAVE THEM ALL IF I COULD!” I leave behind the terror, the mass of flesh and bone, Never looking back, I’m on my fugging own Again Again