Layered Fragments, Becoming Whole

Extremities 
Bound, invisible rope  
As the pit in mind's eye  
Opens wide,  

S c r e a m i n g  

Sucked into  

a void  

Body petrified  
held inside a prism  
with him s i t t i n g  
on my chest  
Tap, tap  
long bony finger p r e s s i n g  
into my forehead  
Tap, tap 

Black ink balloons, pulsating mist  
C l o a k s  
A hooded face 

Tap, tap  
Tendrils of smoke rise  
Choking air  
Tap, Tap 

I scream  
Mouth wide, wider  
Fleshy worm, peeled back  
Sound  
muted by dense fog 

wake up, marigold 
wake up, jasmine 
Wake  
Up.  

The moon hovering above  
Slow fall  
Closing in  
Pressure builds  
Weighing  
Down  

He turns his head to the east  

Tears run down my cheeks  
my eyelids are glued  
Like a fetus  
Not quite formed  

Small movements in a strait jacket  
an eternal burn 
until the sun comes up