Counting down an endless cycle,

crying, begging for release;

Days, weeks, months, years,

O death, take me now.

Body numbing, so cold,

a scream unheard;

Pure agony, but no movements,

please let me go!

Dark, shapeless figures stand,

clawing wantonly, stealing my sanity;

Dragging me down, hellfire abound,

when will it end?

Gasping, jolting forward,

wild eyes taking in my room;

A dream, a nightmare,

or a premonition?