Strangled Breath -------------------- The pulse is beating, low and dull My every thought reduced to null Each second wraps around my chest A lifeless weight without a rest The ceiling cracks and splits in two A caged bird breaking, crashing through The room expands without a sound And I am buried, cold, and bound It rustles low beneath the stair Where dust and tangled webs ensnare My soul is frozen, gripped by fright My strangled breath won't reach the light A corpse returned, or thought-born dread? A figure crawling from the dead? Do not look into that cold glass That foreign face... just let it pass Your faith has cracked, your armor too Your frozen pupils staring through Your thoughts now cling like hooks within To all that rots beneath your skin Clench both your fists and shut your eyes Perhaps this horror fades and dies But dark is dense and follows me Until it swallows all I see My soul is frozen, gripped by fright My strangled breath won't reach the light No prayer, no cry can make it cease This soundless touch... my only peace --- "Strangled Breath" Copyright © 2024 Rick n' Stolti. All rights reserved. [email protected]
